# Canvas : how to modify the Date format in dropdown control

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-modify-the-date-format-in-dropdown-control/168838>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** canvas\
**Created:** [February 18, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-modify-the-date-format-in-dropdown-control/168838 "2019-02-18T13:48:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ranakel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ranakel/32/41004_2.png) [@Ranakel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ranakel)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-modify-the-date-format-in-dropdown-control/168838/1 "2019-02-18T13:48:39Z")

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Hi,

I have a dropdown control in my workpad to filter the data on the date month and it works well. My problem is to change the way the datas displayed in the dropdown menu --\> it's displayed with full timestamp wheras I would only like the year and month without the day and the HH:MM:SSS . Changing the format in kibana advanced settings is OK for standard vizualisations but doesn't change anything in Canvas. Is there a way to do it ?

Thanks  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/b/6b7ffb3487d75ed22826379c4b603c3077676f0b.png)

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-modify-the-date-format-in-dropdown-control/168838/2 "2019-02-18T14:25:50Z")

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I think that looks like a bug. I have asked our canvas dev team. I will keep you posted.

Thanks.  
Bhavya

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-modify-the-date-format-in-dropdown-control/168838/3 "2019-02-18T15:25:40Z")

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Yep. We can't yet. Here you go:

> **[elastic/kibana](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues)**
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> :bar\_chart: Kibana analytics and search dashboard for Elasticsearch - elastic/kibana

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-modify-the-date-format-in-dropdown-control/168838/4 "2019-03-18T15:25:41Z")

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