# How to express "=today()" in web modeler app

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-express-today-in-web-modeler-app/7921>\
**Category:** Modeler remodeled\
**Created:** [June 2, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-express-today-in-web-modeler-app/7921 "2021-06-02T01:43:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@jun](https://forum.flowable.org/u/jun)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-express-today-in-web-modeler-app/7921/1 "2021-06-02T01:43:01Z")

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Hi,

I have to design mail task by web modeler app, with describing current day in mail text.  
If it is very easy to express in excel like input “=today()”, but it is difficult to express in flowable.

Could anyone know how to express “=today()” in flowable using web modeler app ?  
Furthermore, related to above, if you know whole available list of common variable or expression using web modeler app, it is happy you to share that.

\*\* environment \*\*  
our flowable version is v6 and run flowable by docker container so that it is difficult to configure spring bean code directly.

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**Author:** ![martin.grofcik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/martin.grofcik/32/71_2.png) [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-express-today-in-web-modeler-app/7921/2 "2021-06-02T06:32:16Z")

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Hi Jun,

if there is no bean to create an Date/Instant java object, you can use a script task to create date variable.  
(In groovy or java script).

Regards  
Martin

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**Author:** ![jun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@jun](https://forum.flowable.org/u/jun)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-express-today-in-web-modeler-app/7921/3 "2021-06-03T01:51:10Z")

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Dear martin,

Thank you for your quick reply.

I found that i have wrong idea : it is enabled to use below expressions in flowable community version.  
But I understood that these expressions is enabled in flowable enterprise version only.  
(When I’ve tried to use these expressions in flowable enterprise version, it was success.)

> **[Back End Expressions · Flowable Enterprise Documentation](https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/be/be-expressions/)**
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> \## Introduction

I appreciate your helpful and precise comments.

Best regards,  
jun

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**Author:** ![martin.grofcik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/martin.grofcik/32/71_2.png) [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/how-to-express-today-in-web-modeler-app/7921/4 "2021-06-03T10:48:16Z")

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Hi jun,

If you want to allow them in OSS, you have to implement them. It is not so complicated. 🙂  
Regards  
Martin