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Now

For database datasets that directly query the database, now returns the current date and time using the settings and format specified by the database server. For SPICE and Salesforce data sets, now returns the UTC date and time, in the format yyyy-MM-ddTkk:mm:ss:SSSZ (for example, 2015-10-15T19:11:51:003Z).

Syntax

now()

Return type

Date