How to change default datetime format for System.out.println in Talend?

[Vlatko]

Hi

Is there any way to change default datetime format for System.out.println in Talend?

In different scripts in my Talend jobs I write dates to the log file like this:

System.out.println("\n  context.ETL_Start_Time   = " + context.ETL_Start_Time);

The output is like this:

  context.ETL_Start_Time   = Fri May 06 16:30:00 CEST 2022

I would like it rather to be like this:

  context.ETL_Start_Time   = 2022-05-06 16:30:00

Of course, I can always use specific methods in order to format the dates as I wish, but that's not the point. I want to change the setup of Java / Talend installation so that I don't need to format dates every time I write them to the log file.

Best regards

[SMR040]

Not sure how to modify the default date format in Talend...

But you could also create a Global Routine (or Bean if it's regarding routes) where you setup the date format as you want it and reuse that in your System.out.println line.

I hope this helps!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hello,

There are two types of routines in Talend Studio:

System routines: a number of system routines are provided. They are classified according to the type of data they process, such as: numerical, string, date. These types of routines are read-only, and you can call them directly in a Talend Job.

User routines: You can create your own new user routines or adapt existing routines.

From your use case, it is possible to create a user routine and call it in a Job.

Hope this online documentation helps

https://help.talend.com/r/en-US/8.0/standard/creating-user-routine-and-call-it-in-job

Best regards

Sabrina