Use the Date/Time Parse Tester tool to test whether a text input matches the DateTime patterns used by Pega Platform, which are based directly on Java standards.

1. Use the Application Explorer to open the standard activity Code-Pega-Parse.DTParseTester.
2. Click ActionsRun. A test input form appears.
3. In the Page list, click Empty test page.
4. Leave the parameter values blank. Click Run.
5. Complete the input fields on the form:

   Field	Description
   Date/Time Pattern	Enter a pattern. The count of pattern letters identifies a format: G — Era designator, for example AD y — Year, for example 2018 M — Month in year, for example July or 07 d — Day in month, for example 10 h — Hour in A.M./P.M. format, 1 to 12 H — Hour in day format, 0 to 23 m — Minute in hour, for example 30 s — Second S — Millisecond E — Day in week, for example Tuesday Z — Time zone, for example Pacific Standard Time
   Test Case	Enter text that may contain a date or date/time formatted with the pattern.
   Locale	Select: Use default locale — The current locale of your requestor session is used. Specify a locale — Select a locale from a list.
   Timezone	Select: Use default timezone — The current locale of the server node is used (not the time zone in your workstation or operator ID instance) Specify a timezone — Select a locale from a list.

6. Click Test Parsing.
7. The system searches the Test Case text for a conforming date or date/time value. If found, it converts the value into a Pega Platform internal format and displays the results.

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