1. What does it do?
In short — you give it text, it gives you a date. It can not only “see” written-out dates (e.g.October 1, 2025), but also “hear” colloquial time references (e.g. next Wednesday) and even compute dates for you (e.g. 30 days after the effective date).
| If your text says… | You used to… | Now AI does it for you… |
|---|---|---|
| ”Customer says contact again next Friday.” | Pull up a calendar to figure out next Friday’s date and fill it in. | Auto-fills: 2026/02/20 |
| ”Contract is one year long, signed today (2025/12/01).” | Mental math: 25 + 1 = 26… | Auto-fills: 2026/12/01 |
| ”Deadline: Oct 15th” | Manually convert to 2026-10-15. | Auto-fills: 2026/10/15 |
2. Three steps to get started
Step 1: Add the field
- Click
+on the right of the table to add a field. - Click More AI fields.
- In the AI field center, pick AI-generated date and click Use.
Step 2: Tell the AI where to read
The AI needs source material.- In the config, find Custom AI task instruction.
- Pick the text column that contains the date info (e.g. “Meeting notes”, “Customer notes”, or “Task description”).
Step 3: Tell the AI what to find
You can instruct the AI directly on which date you want.- Find a specific date: enter “Extract the deadline from the text”.
- Compute a future date: enter “Calculate the next follow-up time”.
3. Scenarios
Assume the current time is February 12, 2026 (Thursday).Case 1: Product weekly
Tests: recognize relative time like “next [weekday]” mixed with specific dates.- 📄 Meeting notes:
“Tom synced progress — the back-end API is slightly delayed, but he promises full integration by next Tuesday. The UI designer will deliver assets to the front-end by Feb 25, so we can ship by month end.”
- ✨ AI date field result:
- Result 1 (deadline):
2026/02/17(next Tuesday) - Result 2 (delivery date):
2026/02/25
- Result 1 (deadline):
- 💡 Field config tip:
- Prompt: “Extract the delivery date from the text.”
Case 2: Sales follow-up notes
Tests: handle vague semantics (“month end”) and compute next-action time.- 📄 Sales follow-up:
“Just got off the phone with Mr. Li. He’s still hesitant on the quote and needs to run it by his team — asked me to call back in three days. If all goes well, they want to officially kick off the project by end of this month.”
- ✨ AI date field result:
- Result 1 (next follow-up):
2026/02/15(today + 3 days) - Result 2 (expected kickoff):
2026/02/28(last day of February)
- Result 1 (next follow-up):
- 💡 Field config tip:
- Prompt: “Calculate the next contact time.”
Case 3: Admin and contract notice
Tests: conditional logic (effective date + duration).- 📄 Contract notice:
“New lease confirmed. The landlord requires the term to start on the 1st of next month, with the first rent payment due within 7 days of the effective date.”
- ✨ AI date field result (expected):
- Result 1 (contract effective date):
2026/03/01 - Result 2 (payment deadline):
2026/03/08(March 1 + 7 days)
- Result 1 (contract effective date):
- 💡 Field config tip:
- Prompt: “Extract the contract effective date and calculate the payment deadline.”
4. FAQ
- Q: If a passage contains two dates, which one does the AI pick? A: It depends on your prompt. For the earliest, write “Extract the earliest date”. For the latest, write “Extract the latest deadline”. Without a hint, the AI usually picks what it thinks is the most central one.
- Q: Why is the date the AI filled in wrong? A: Check whether the source text is ambiguous (e.g. “that holiday”). You can also refine the prompt — for example, add “If no year is specified, default to 2026”.
- Q: Can I use this date for reminders? A: Of course! Once the AI fills in the date, the field works like any other date field — use it for calendar view, Gantt chart, or automated reminders (e.g. notify 1 day before the AI date).
Want to try it? Create an AI-generated date field now! ✨