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Now
For database datasets that directly query the database, now returns the
current date and time using the settings and format specified by the database server.
For SPICE and Salesforce data sets, now returns the UTC date and
time, in the format yyyy-MM-ddTkk:mm:ss:SSSZ (for example,
2015-10-15T19:11:51:003Z).
Syntax
now()
Return type
Date
