Date&Time Widget

Creates a calendar input widget for use in components views. Outputs a string flow variable with a given value.

The node supports custom CSS styling. You can simply put CSS rules into a single string and set it as a flow variable 'customCSS' in the node configuration dialog. You will find the list of available classes and their description on our documentation page.

Options

Label: A descriptive label that will be shown in the view.
Description: Some lines of description that will be shown in the view, for instance by means of a tooltip.
Variable Name: Variable identifier.
"Now" Button in Wizard: If a button with the label Now to insert the current time shall be shown in the wizard.
Granularity in Wizard: In which granularity the time should be displayed in the wizard.
Type: Which date&time type should be selectable.
Earliest: The earliest allowed date&time. The execution time can be used. The selected date has the format yyyy-MM-dd, the selected time can either have the format HH:mm:ss or HH:mm:ss.SSS (where SSS stands for milliseconds).
Latest: The latest allowed date&time. The execution time can be used. The selected date has the format yyyy-MM-dd, the selected time can either have the format HH:mm:ss or HH:mm:ss.SSS (where SSS stands for milliseconds).
Default Value: The value that is selected by default. The execution time can be used. The selected date has the format yyyy-MM-dd, the selected time can either have the format HH:mm:ss or HH:mm:ss.SSS (where SSS stands for milliseconds).

Input Ports

This node has no input ports

Output Ports

: Variable output (string) with the given variable defined.

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Views

Interactive View: Date Widget: Displays a calendar input field.

Workflows

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension KNIME Quick Forms from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.9

A zipped version of the software site can be downloaded here.

Plugin provider: KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland

Plugin version: 5.9.0.v202511130855

On NodePit since: 2025-12-11

Last update: 2026-01-05

KNIME versions: Since v4.0

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