Sure thing; I activated a triggered email instead of batch - but the output is still blank value. -MP ... View more

In a live email, I see blank value; but in Preview-by-List I see: Mar 6, 2018 10:44:18 PM java.util.GregorianCalendar[time=1520397858674,areFieldsSet=true,areAllFieldsSet=true,lenient=true,zone=sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo[id="CST6CDT",offset=-21600000,dstSavings=3600000,useDaylight=true,transitions=149,lastRule=java.util.SimpleTimeZone[id=CST6CDT,offset=-21600000,dstSavings=3600000,useDaylight=true,startYear=0,startMode=3,startMonth=2,startDay=8,startDayOfWeek=1,startTime=7200000,startTimeMode=0,endMode=3,endMonth=10,endDay=1,endDayOfWeek=1,endTime=7200000,endTimeMode=0]],firstDayOfWeek=1,minimalDaysInFirstWeek=1,ERA=1,YEAR=2018,MONTH=2,WEEK_OF_YEAR=10,WEEK_OF_MONTH=2,DAY_OF_MONTH=6,DAY_OF_YEAR=65,DAY_OF_WEEK=3,DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH=1,AM_PM=1,HOUR=10,HOUR_OF_DAY=22,MINUTE=44,SECOND=18,MILLISECOND=674,ZONE_OFFSET=-21600000,DST_OFFSET=0] I notice the reference to CST6CDT.  Am I able to edit the Velocity config, if that is the problem? Thanks again for the detailed thoughts and insight regarding setting the IANA time zone. -MP ... View more

Thank you for the detailed reply Sanford.  Based on the framework within your blog article, I arrived at the following revision: #set( $defaultTimeZone = $date.getTimeZone().getTimeZone("America/New_York") ) #set( $defaultLocale = $date.getLocale() ) #set( $calNow = $date.getCalendar() ) #set( $ret = $calNow.setTimeZone($defaultTimeZone) ) #set( $calConst = $field.in($calNow) ) #set( $ISO8601 = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss" ) $calNow.add($calConst.DATE,90) $date.format("full_date", $calNow, $defaultLocale, $defaultTimeZone) Does this appear to be better?  The Locale is English (United States) and timeZone is accurate.  Unfortunately, it appears my adjustments are incomplete, because I am indeed still seeing no output rendered in the final email.  I tested also using Preview-by-List, which tests successfully along with Send Sample and a live deployment to an internal microtest list.  Thanks also for your advise about Send Sample and the false assurances it can cause.  So, this revision and the initial version yield the same successful date output in Preview-by-List and a small internal test [and Send Sample], but equally fail to default/blank value upon live deployment to the test list. Somewhat as a curious aside; your Velocitips article mentions that you might be willing to expand a bit about the reasons why setting the IANA time zone is critical, would you mind doing so here please? Cheers. -MP ... View more