Date, Date and time, and Duration

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title: Date, Date and time, and Duration
description: The date variable creates a widget with a field and calendar to select a date.
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product: Service Catalog
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Date, Date and time, and Duration

The date variable creates a widget with a field and calendar to select a date.

## Date

\[Omitted image "Date.png"\] Alt text: A variable date

## Date and time

The date and time variable creates a widget with a calendar and fields to select a date and time. The time value is stored in Greenwich Mean Time \(GMT\) and displayed in your time zone.

\[Omitted image "DateTime.png"\] Alt text: The date and time variable

## Duration

Use the duration variable to specify the duration for which a catalog item is available.

For attributes supported by this variable, see [variable attributes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/variable-attributes.md).

**Note:** Enter the duration in the DD HH:MM:SS format when setting the default value of the variable, and specifying in the g\_form.getValue\(\) and g\_form.setValue\(\) functions.

\[Omitted image "VarDuration.png"\] Alt text: The Duration variable

**Parent Topic:**[Types of service catalog variables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/r_VariableTypes.md)

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