Current time (now()/once(now()) or format-date-time(now(), '%H:%M:%S'))

[suraj_bas29]

current time (now()/once(now()) or format-date-time(now(), ‘%H:%M:%S’)) in not working for recording current current time where as all these will record same time (i want to calculate record start time and end time for each section. which

[Kal_Lam]

Welcome to the community, @suraj_bas29! Maybe try this approach as discussed previously:

Input time to calculate the survey duration

Hi @tulus45, You could also give a try to capture the survey time as shown in the image below: [Image%201] Reference xlsform: Time Difference.xls (33 KB)

And this post too …

How to record time in each section of questionnaire

Maybe the workaround shared below should solve your issue: In the survey tab of your xlsform: [Image 1] In the settings tab of your xlsform: [Image 2] Reference xlsform: Time Difference.xls (32 KB) Note: Using this approach, the enumerator need not enter the time. It get’s automatically entered by the system. The once used just below the time should allow you (as an admin) to keep a record if the enumerator has changed the time manually while collecting data. This is not seen/observed by th…