# \#date-and-time
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## [How to make a string into a DateTime](https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-make-a-string-into-a-datetime/347)
**Author:** [@mrunhem](https://community.blippa.com/u/mrunhem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-make-a-string-into-a-datetime/347 "2026-05-27T10:35:46Z")
Use case: An uploaded Excel file contains a list of all nightwatch people. And the Blippa customer wanted to show these names and contact details for the upcoming 48 hours. Problem: In the Excel file, all columns were m…
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## [Getting the date and time correct in reports (ISO)](https://community.blippa.com/t/getting-the-date-and-time-correct-in-reports-iso/344)
**Author:** [@mrunhem](https://community.blippa.com/u/mrunhem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.blippa.com/t/getting-the-date-and-time-correct-in-reports-iso/344 "2026-05-18T14:05:44Z")
Many boat clubs are using Blippa for keeping track of checkups, logins, checkpoints etc. Each event is fed into a Blippa Data Source using various forms. Each morning, a worker is configured to email a report to the ha…
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## [How to handle reports with complicated time requirements](https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-handle-reports-with-complicated-time-requirements/337)
**Author:** [@mrunhem](https://community.blippa.com/u/mrunhem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.blippa.com/t/how-to-handle-reports-with-complicated-time-requirements/337 "2026-04-15T12:30:16Z")
Today we made a night watch report for a boat club. The club is using the Blippa system to record all events (checkin/checkout, controlled checkpoints, notes etc). All data is stored in a Blippa data source that can be …