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Using the Timestamp

You can use the time stamp to get the current system time and to do time arithmetic that uses the current time. The arithmetic that Siebel CRM uses with time information for a workflow process is different from the arithmetic that it uses for a workflow policy program. It must use the seconds operand of the Timestamp function in a scale of minutes, which is a fraction of the whole day. For example, to display an arithmetic operation as 30 minutes, Siebel CRM displays the argument according to the following format:

Timestamp()+0.021

where:

• 0.021 is equal to 30 divided by (24 multiplied by 60)
• 24 multiplied by 60 represents a whole day in minutes
• 30 represents the required number of minutes

For more information, see Using Date Calculations in the Conditions List.