TYPO3 Core

Problem description¶

It is not possible to simulate a different date/time for the Frontend via the Admin-Panel.

Regardless of the format/string used to input the date it will be cleared after hitting the "Update"-Button and $GLOBALS['SIM_ACCESS_TIME'] will not be set.

Expected behaviour¶

The field used to behave like all date/time fields in TYPO3. You can enter 'n', 'd' or 't' to get current date or even add simple calculations like 'd+13' or 'd-10'. The JS will take care of updating the hidden field and transform the value into a unix timestamp and display a proper formatted date string (M:i d.m.Y).

You can also set a date in the format M:i d.m.Y

Problem Analysis¶

There is a fatal error in jsfunc_evalfield.js in a default installation without fe-editing enabled.

Uncaught ReferenceError: TBE_EDITOR is not defined)

Probably this problem disappears with Fe-Editing enabled or other additional extensions.