# Date Format Issue

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/date-format-issue/14052>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 16, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/date-format-issue/14052 "2018-07-16T12:22:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![danbjoseph](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/danbjoseph/32/21901_2.png) [@danbjoseph](https://forum.getodk.org/u/danbjoseph)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/date-format-issue/14052/7 "2018-09-19T12:55:56Z")

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I think your issue might be related to this change that will hopefully be out soon:

> [@Standardize on ISO8601 for date and time exports in Briefcase, Aggregate, Central](https://forum.getodk.org/t/standardize-on-iso8601-for-date-and-time-exports-in-briefcase-aggregate-central/15159):
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> What is the general goal of the feature? As a data manager, I would like to process dates and times that use standard formats. What are some example use cases for this feature? As described at [Date format on export different on different machines (with identical setups)](https://forum.getodk.org/t/date-format-on-export-different-on-different-machines-with-identical-setups/13612), depending on the locale and version of Java you have, Briefcase will output date times in a different format. This makes it hard to write and manage downstream tools that work with the data. What can you contribute to making…

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