3430549 - How to change date format of [[EFFECTIVE_DATE]] tag which is used in Alert and Notification?

[[EFFECTIVE_DATE]] tag is configured in Manage Data<Alert message, I expect to receive date format as Feb 1, 2024, however the 1 Feb, 2024 is received in the notification, why and how to change it?

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System will resolve recipent default locale's date format and oraganize the date in [[EFFECTIVE_DATE]] tag.

For example, by default

• if the recipent's default locale is en_US, then the [[EFFECTIVE_DATE]] tag is resolved as MMM d, yyyy;
• if the recipent's default locale is en_UK, then the [[EFFECTIVE_DATE]] tag is resolved as d MMM,yyyy.

The [[EFFECTIVE_DATE]] tag date format is set by key:COMMON_MEDIUM_DateFormat.

If a modification is needed, please change the expression format via Manage Languages tool. (Please refer to KBA 2576546 - Using the Manage Language Feature to Change Labels in SuccessFactors )

Some example key values and its results

Key Values	Result
MMM d, yyyy	Feb 1, 2024
d MMM,yyyy	1 Feb, 2024
MM/dd/yyyy	02/01/2024
dd/MM/yyyy	01/02/2024

Attention: The COMMON_MEDIUM_DateFormat key could be used widespread in instance, change this format may lead to the date format change in other places as well.

2576546 - Using the Manage Language Feature to Change Labels in SuccessFactors

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