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AudmarAudmar 

Can I make a "Time" field (without date)?

I'm a complete newbie, so please bear with me. :)

 

I would like to have a field for Time on a custom object.  I noticed that there is a "Time" class in Apex, but I haven't seen anything about a "Time" field (only DateTime).  Ideally this field would behave like the Date/DateTime fields, and offer a pop-up for selecting a time value.  But more importantly, it should have built-in validation.

 

Does such a field type exist in Salesforce, or would I need to use a Text field with validation rules, and possibly VisualForce to create the "time selector"?

 

Is there a preferred method or best practice for dealing with Time-only values in Salesforce?

 

Thanks for any advice you can give.

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IspitaIspita

Hi,

As far are core data types or field types are concerned we have DateTime and there is no provision at field schema level in salesforce to have a "Time" only field.

But you can create one for your self in fuctionality by using salesforce validation rules and custom code ~ for that the base field type can be text.

 

Hope this answers your query....

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IspitaIspita

Hi,

As far are core data types or field types are concerned we have DateTime and there is no provision at field schema level in salesforce to have a "Time" only field.

But you can create one for your self in fuctionality by using salesforce validation rules and custom code ~ for that the base field type can be text.

 

Hope this answers your query....

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tbuckettbucket

I had a similar need and just created a picklist with times in it.  it is a "dumb" solution as you cannot use it any calculations, but my users loved it and thought it was perfect.

 

The context in this case was a field called "Preferred Time".  It was for a service call.  If your need is this simple, give it a shot.
AudmarAudmar

Thanks for the info.  I was afraid of that.  It would be nice if we could create "custom field types" and specify both client & server validation along with some client side functionality for the field itself (like adding a javascript time picker).  That way we wouldn't have to use a full VF page to make the functionality available.
Rejith VarmaRejith Varma
Responding to a very old post - sorry 

This is delivered in summer 17 as a pilot - check this out 

https://success.salesforce.com/ideaView?id=08730000000BrUVAA0