DATE and TIME Dimension

A very useful function on n4ce is using the Time and Date dimension option. This allows users to display the Time and Date in the spreadsheet view. You can add further functionality by creating a text macro to display the time and date values on points.

Follow the step-by-step guide below:

Enabling the Time and Date dimension option

In the spreadsheet view, click on the Settings tab and select the Codes option. Find the code you would like to display the Time and Date on and highlight it. The properties for the code will appear on the right-hand side of the dialog box. Under the Points tab, you will see in the settings column on the right-hand side, an option that says Time and Date Dimensions. Enable it as seen in the screenshot below:

 

Enabling Time and Date when creating a Model from Coordinates

Right-clicking the file in the Coordinates folder will display a menu in which you will find the Create Model option, as seen in the screenshot on the right:


 

The following menu will open (See below). You will need to enable the Time and Date options under the dimensions menu on the right.

Adding a Macro to display the Time and Date dimensions on the points

Once the model has been created, you will need to open the Codes menu once more and highlight the designated code you need to display the Time and Date values on.
Click on the Text tab and enter the following text in the text box (See below): 

TIME: %TIME%
DATE: %DATE%

Once you have completed that step, click OK, and the points should display as seen below: