# \[FEATURE\] Perspective: Add 'DD:HH:mm:ss' support for the Date Time Input component

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-add-ddmm-ss-support-for-the-date-time-input-component/39590>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition80\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-add-ddmm-ss-support-for-the-date-time-input-component/39590 "2020-10-12T10:23:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-add-ddmm-ss-support-for-the-date-time-input-component/39590/1 "2020-10-12T10:23:04Z")

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I need to let the operators enter in a “relative” time rather than an absolute time. That is, I need them to enter in days:hours:mins:secs, and it would be awesome if I could use the Date Time Input component, however it doesn’t like my format ☹ Is this supported currently? If so, what format should I use? Otherwise, can this please be added as a feature?

> **[Perspective: Add '(YYYY):DD:HH:mm:ss' support for the Date Time Input...](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/perspective-add-yyyyddhhmmss-support-for-the-date-time-input-component)**

Interesting, I’ve tried these other formats as well and none give what the format specifies (it does display correctly in the formattedDate property value, but the graphical display itself is incorrect):

- HH (shows HH:mm)
- mm (shows HH:mm:ss)
- ss (shows HH:mm:ss)
- mm:ss (shows HH:mm:ss)

Note: I’ve set the pickerType to time