How to Print the Current Date and Format It

The VertiGIS Studio Printing Engine supports ArcGIS Pro Dynamic Text tags, which offer a way of adding runtime information like to current date to your printouts. In some cases, like with date values, the Dynamic Text tag can have a format assigned to it, meaning you can configure it to print the value out in a particular way. For example, you could have a short date like "2026-03-16", a more medium-length date like "Mar 16, 2026", or a long date like "Monday, March 16, 2026". To set this up, follow these steps:

1. Open your print layout in Printing Designer.
2. Click on the Parameters icon ( ) in the right toolbar.
3. Hover over the Parameters dropdown and click the "Add parameter" button ( ).
4. Give the new parameter a relevant name and description (e.g. "currentDate"). Do not use "Date" as this is a protected variable.
5. Make sure Type is set to "String".
6. In the Value box, enter the Dynamic Text tag with the desired formatting (e.g. <dyn type="date" format="unimedium"/>). For a list of possible Dynamic Text tags, see Esri's documentation: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/3.4/help/layouts/date-and-time-dynamic-text.htm
7. Click OK.
8. Expand the Parameters list in the right panel.
9. Drag-and-drop the parameter you just created onto the print layout in the place where you want the date.
10. Save the layout.

NOTE: This will expose the Dynamic Text tag to the user in the VertiGIS Studio Web app's print options. If you are using VertiGIS Studio Printing 5.30 or newer and VertiGIS Studio Web 5.41 or newer, you can prevent the tag from being shown in the print options by toggling the Visible setting on the parameter you created in Printing Designer to "No".