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The only time API field in the Activity object is the ActivityDateTime. If I want to capture the Start Time ina formula. I don't see a solution. the following formula is pulling the end time. So it Start =2:30 and end time is 3:30, it displays 3:30:

IF( OR( VALUE( MID( TEXT( ActivityDateTime - (1/24) ), 12, 2 ) ) = 0, VALUE( MID( TEXT( ActivityDateTime - (1/24) ), 12, 2 ) ) = 12 ), "12", TEXT( VALUE( MID( TEXT( ActivityDateTime - (1/24) ), 12, 2 ) ) - IF( VALUE( MID( TEXT( ActivityDateTime - (1/24)), 12, 2 ) ) < 12, 0, 12 ) ) ) & ":" & MID( TEXT( ActivityDateTime - (1/24) ), 15, 2 ) & " " &IF(VALUE( MID( TEXT( ActivityDateTime - (1/24) ), 12, 2 ) ) < 12, "AM", "PM" )
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  • Just a guess, but I think I know why it's an hour different. I could have sworn this was working before as it is. I just read someplace that the (1/24). The 1 represents the Daylight Savings Time (DST). I'm not sure what the # is for Eastern Stanard Time. – Robert Wynter Nov 20 '20 at 21:22
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The function you would want to use is TIMEVALUE. And you can use ActivityDateTime or StartDateTime if you are using Events.

Examples:
TIMEVALUE(StartDateTime) displays a time value based on the value of the Start DateTime field.

TIMEVALUE("17:30:45.125") returns 5:30 PM.

Tips:
The displayed value is based on the organization’s Locale settings. Don’t use TIMEVALUE on a time field. A time field’s value is already in time format. For example, for a time field with API name timefield__c, TIMEVALUE(timefield__c) doesn’t do anything.

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  • Hi John, thank you for your assistance. I tried TEXT( TIMEVALUE(StartDateTime)) on the Activity Object and received the error: Error: Field StartDateTime does not exist. Check spelling. – Robert Wynter Nov 20 '20 at 20:33
  • That's interesting. The Event specific fields aren't available in Activity Formulas. You could create a custom Time field on Activity and then populate it via Workflow/PB/Flow. Because you specify Event vs Task on automation, the StartDateTime becomes available in the formula builder. – John Schneider Nov 20 '20 at 23:13
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once I changed the (1/24) to (5/24) it was fixed to EST

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