Utilize local date formats in notifications
Based on the country of the recipient, data formats in notifications are now formatted in the recipient’s date format standard to help avoid confusion. For users in the United States, there will be no change and the format will continue to be in the Month/Day/Year format. In contrast, for example, recipients in Australia and the United Kingdom will now see the format as Day/Month/Year.
For notifications from the borrowing library to the patron or from the document delivery library to the patron, the standard date format for the patron's country will be used. If the patron's home country cannot be determined, the US standard will be the default.
For notifications from the borrowing library to the lending library, the standard date format for the lending library's country will be used.
Custom notifications will display the date in the format of the recipient’s country. If at any time the proper format for the recipient cannot be determined by the system, the system will default to the US standard of Month/Day/Year.
Because the recipient of the Full Request Details email can't be assumed by the system, the dates will always appear in the standard format of the sender's country.
The following notification data inserts will reflect this update:
- ${CreateDate!}
- ${DueDate!}
- ${NeedBeforeDate!}
- ${PatronDueDate!}
- ${SupplierShippedDate!}
Please note that dates from the bibliographic information of the request, such as issue date, will not be affected. This change is automatic and does not require configuration or setup.