diff --git a/src/changelog/2026/08/images/table-date-columns.gif b/src/changelog/2026/08/images/table-date-columns.gif new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..750fbbbbf9 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/changelog/2026/08/images/table-date-columns.gif differ diff --git a/src/changelog/2026/08/table-date-time-columns.md b/src/changelog/2026/08/table-date-time-columns.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..db24ef6567 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/changelog/2026/08/table-date-time-columns.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +title: Date & Time Columns for Tables +description: FlowFuse Dashboard table columns can now display timestamps as locale-aware dates and times, with no function node or template needed. +date: 2026-08-27 12:00:00 +authors: ["noley-holland"] +tags: + - changelog +issues: + - https://github.com/FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard/issues/1772 +--- + +FlowFuse Dashboard's `ui-table` node now formats timestamps. Set a column's **Type** to **Date & Time** and `1754999400000` renders as `Aug 12, 2026, 12:10 PM` instead of the raw number. + +Previously, sending a timestamp to a Dashboard table showed either a long epoch number or a UTC string, so you had to reformat it yourself in a function node or template. The table handles it now. Each cell formats in the viewer's own browser locale and timezone, so a UTC timestamp shows in their local time. + +The column accepts whatever you already have: an epoch in seconds or milliseconds, an ISO-8601 string, or a `Date`. + +Dashboard v1.30.3 or later is required. To get started: + +1. On your `ui-table` node, turn off **Auto Columns** and add a column. +2. Set its **Type** to **Date & Time**, **Date**, or **Time**. +3. Point its **Value** at the field holding your timestamp. + +![A FlowFuse Dashboard ui-table rendering a timestamp as Date & Time, Date, and Time columns](./images/table-date-columns.gif) +*The same epoch value in three columns, with no function node upstream — the table reads the raw timestamp directly.* + +This feature is available to all FlowFuse Cloud users and Self Hosted users from Dashboard v1.30.3.