# date format in dd/mm/yyyy format

**URL:** <https://forum.reportserver.net/t/date-format-in-dd-mm-yyyy-format/719>\
**Category:** ReportServer (EN)\
**Created:** [April 7, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.reportserver.net/t/date-format-in-dd-mm-yyyy-format/719 "2017-04-07T10:33:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![BhaveshSuthar](https://forum.reportserver.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BhaveshSuthar](https://forum.reportserver.net/u/BhaveshSuthar)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.reportserver.net/t/date-format-in-dd-mm-yyyy-format/719/1 "2017-04-07T10:33:02Z")

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Hi Team,

In parameter page, date type field always shows yyyymmdd format, can we change it to dd/mm/yyyy format ?

Regards,  
Bhavesh Suthar

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**Author:** ![IF\_Eduardo](https://forum.reportserver.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IF\_Eduardo](https://forum.reportserver.net/u/IF_Eduardo)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.reportserver.net/t/date-format-in-dd-mm-yyyy-format/719/2 "2017-04-10T12:17:47Z")

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Hi Bhavesh,

try changing the file /etc/main/localization.cf:

```auto
<shortDatePattern></shortDatePattern>
<longDatePattern></longDatePattern>
<shortTimePattern></shortTimePattern>
<longTimePattern></longTimePattern>
<shortDateTimePattern></shortDateTimePattern>
<longDateTimePattern></longDateTimePattern>
<numberPattern></numberPattern>
<currencyPattern></currencyPattern>
<integerPattern></integerPattern>
<percentPattern></percentPattern>
```

Actually, the default shortDateFormat is: y-MM-dd.

Then you have to reload the configuration files: open the terminal CTRL+ALT+T and type “config reload”, or restart your reportserver instance.

Cheers,  
Eduardo

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**Author:** ![BhaveshSuthar](https://forum.reportserver.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BhaveshSuthar](https://forum.reportserver.net/u/BhaveshSuthar)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.reportserver.net/t/date-format-in-dd-mm-yyyy-format/719/3 "2017-04-12T10:06:36Z")

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Hi

Is this feature only available in enterprise edition ? This is because we tried this steps in community edition but it did not work.

BS

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**Author:** ![IF\_Eduardo](https://forum.reportserver.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IF\_Eduardo](https://forum.reportserver.net/u/IF_Eduardo)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.reportserver.net/t/date-format-in-dd-mm-yyyy-format/719/4 "2017-04-12T10:09:23Z")

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Hi Bhavesh,

what exactly did not work?

Regards,  
Eduardo

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**Author:** ![BhaveshSuthar](https://forum.reportserver.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BhaveshSuthar](https://forum.reportserver.net/u/BhaveshSuthar)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.reportserver.net/t/date-format-in-dd-mm-yyyy-format/719/5 "2017-04-12T13:18:14Z")

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Hi Eduardo,

Thanks for your support, it is working now.  
We were supposed to make new parameter, old parameter does not get change automatically.

Please close this case.

Regards,  
Bhavesh Suthar