A time-to-string link results in a string value that (by default) reflects hr:min:sec.ms, for example a time of 3:31 PM could result in a string value of 15:31:23.647. The link has “Format” converter property, with a default value of HH:mm:ssZ. You can edit this if needed—for example reducing Format to HH:mm for string output like 15:31, or to HH:mm a for string output 3:31 PM.

A time-to-”simple number type” link (double, float, long, integer) results in the number of milliseconds in the current time since the base time of 12:00 AM midnight (00:00). For example, a time-to-integer link from 11:30 AM would have a value of 41400000.

A time-to-absTime link results in the current date and time in the absTime value.