XML Forms. Add a timestamp field

Hi all
I have a XML Forms project. I have included the valid from and valid until values and have tbs working.
Appart from this I want to insert in my form another Timestamp field.
In the datamodel I can´t create an entry of type timestamp, only date or time.
If I create it date and bind it to a timestamp reaader object from the toolbar I receive an error requesting to have a timestamp type of data binded to it.
Any help to do this?
Let me know if you need more info.
Regards
Fernando

Hi Kevin,
there is no possibility to provide default values or vairable values for date and time properties in KM.
The only thing you can specify is the format:
<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/42/e646150fbc3ee6e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/42/e646150fbc3ee6e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm</a>
One thing you could do is modify the xsl file and use some additional programming to fill the date whith the values you like.
But in the standard it is not possible.
Not only for XML forms, but in general for KM properties this is not possible...
Regards,
Sascha
Regards,
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