How do I format date and time on ssrs report?

Question

on SSRS report I need to show todays date and current time

i tried this =FormatDateTime(Now,\"MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt\") but this is not worki

Answer 1

In SSRS 2016 There is an option under the properties header "Localization" called "Calendar", if you click on this it gives you these 2 options:

• Gregorian (dd/mm/yyyy)
• GregorianUSEnglish (MM/dd/yyyy)

This works brilliantly when referencing data from a tables aswell

alternatively if this does not work for you, specify one of these formats under "Number" and in the cell "Format":

dd/MM/yyyy or MM/dd/yyyy