!Date Variables\\

Date variables can be used to reference the current file item's date/time. Ubiquitous, an be used in any context (user events, alerts, various email templates,jobs).\\
{MM} month number\\
{MMM} month abbreviated\\
{MMMM} month full\\
{dd} day\\
{yy} or {yyyy} year\\
{HH} 24 hour\\
{mm} minute\\
{hh} 12 hour\\
{aa} AM or PM\\
{ss} seconds\\
{S} milliseconds\\
{EEE} weekday abbreviated\\
{EEEE} weekday full\\
{W} week number in the current month\\
{w} week number in the current year\\
{u} day number of the week\\
{D}or {DD} day number in the current year\\
{F} day of week in month\\
{z} general timezone\\
{Z} RFC 822 time zone\\
{J} julian date\\
{millis} millisecond time\\

{yesterday} millisecond time of yesterday (no variations)\\
{time} or {now} millisecond time of now (no variations)\\

!Variations
A leading '.' indicates now.  {.MM}{.dd}{.yyyy}\\
A leading '!' indicates yesterday.  {!MM}{!dd}{!yyyy}\\
A leading '!!' indicates last week.  {!!MM}{!!dd}{!!yyyy}\\
A leading '!!!' indicates last month.  {!!!MM}{!!!dd}{!!!yyyy}\\
A trailing '_' indicates the file start transfer time (for events). {MM_}{dd_}{yyyy_} {HH_}{mm_}{ss_}{S_}\\
A leading '_' indicates the file end transfer time (for events).  {_MM}{_dd}{_yyyy} {_HH}{_mm}{_ss}{_S}\\
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To add days or remove days from the time, you can use {dateadd:X}.  Example to add 5 days:{dateadd:5}{.MM}{.dd}{.yyyy}\\
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!User Event related\\

Can be used in user  [Events|UserManagerEvents] and some, in [Alerts|Alerts].