# webMethods.io Integration: Pass current date inside workflow using Transformer

**URL:** <https://community.cumulocity.com/t/webmethods-io-integration-pass-current-date-inside-workflow-using-transformer/685>\
**Category:** Knowledge Base\
**Tags:** devops, cumulocity\
**Created:** [January 9, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://community.cumulocity.com/t/webmethods-io-integration-pass-current-date-inside-workflow-using-transformer/685 "2020-01-09T11:26:05Z")\
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## Introduction

This article explains how to pass the current date string inside the workflow while creating an alarm in cumulocity.

## Prerequisites

Create a tenant in Cumulocity ([https://www.softwareag.cloud/site/product/cumulocity-iot.html#/](https://www.softwareag.cloud/site/product/cumulocity-iot.html#/)) and register a device&nbsp; [https://www.cumulocity.com/guides/users-guide/device-management/](https://www.cumulocity.com/guides/users-guide/device-management/)

## Create a workflow using transformer

Login to webMethods.io Integration and create a workflow named say ‘TransformerPipeline’.

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Add Cumulocity your workflow by dragging it from the right canvas by typing cumulocity as below.

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Click on the gear icon on top of cumulocity and select the createAlarm operation

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Create a cumulocity connection by clicking on + icon in Connect to Cumulocity section.

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**When adding the connection, use the following information:**

Account Name to:&nbsp; \<leave default value\> (i.e. Cumuocity\_1)

Host (required) to:&nbsp; https://use.your.cumulocity.tenant.url

Username = \<use the local Cumulocity user you created for the above tenant\>

Password = \<password for this user\>

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Click Add when you are done. You should see a message saying “Account saved successfully”. If you do not see this, check your connection settings and try again.

Select the above created cumulocity connection click **Next**.

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In the left-hand transform section click on Add New…

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Provide the transform name as ‘getCurrentDate’ and select ‘Get Current Date String’ from the Transform Data dropdown.

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Provide the pattern as ‘YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ’ and say Done

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In the next step map the transformer value to time and provide the device id registered in cumulocity and status, severity and type.

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Click Next and Finish and save. Run the workflow.

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**4. Verify in Cumulocity**

Login to cumulocity and cockpit and select the device and in the alarms tab it should show the alarm created above using the workflow.

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