# Return (emit) @timestamp date value in runtime field

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-emit-timestamp-date-value-in-runtime-field/311001>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** runtime-fields\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-emit-timestamp-date-value-in-runtime-field/311001 "2022-07-29T16:08:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![nilei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nilei/32/90186_2.png) [@nilei](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nilei)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-emit-timestamp-date-value-in-runtime-field/311001/9 "2022-07-30T14:50:48Z")

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Hi Stephen,

I want to show and use the Month and the Year in separate additional fields. My idea is to keep the fields as `Date` fields and just apply a custom formatting as needed.

-- Cheers, Nils

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