Specifying a Format String for a Date Measure Specifying a Format String for a Date Measure To specify the format string for a date measure, enter one of the following into the Format string field in the Details pane of the Architect: Format string How This Affects the Format of the Measure Example formatting %date% Date uses the default date format for the current process. %date%^color Where color is a color as described in Color Piece, in the previous section. Date uses the default date format for the current process and also is displayed in the given color. ^color Date is displayed in the given color.