# \#function

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## [Question - Concatenate 2 variables](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/question-concatenate-2-variables/91)

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**Author:** [@claudia.meiners](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/claudia.meiners)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/question-concatenate-2-variables/91 "2020-10-07T20:41:48Z")

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Hello, Is there a built in function that i can use to concatenate 2 variables. ex. var1 contains “0”, while var2 contains “456789”, i want my var3 to show = “0456789”. i’ve tried using the concatenate command: =concat(“…

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## [Built-in Functions now()](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/built-in-functions-now/69)

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**Author:** [@amybritton](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/amybritton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/built-in-functions-now/69 "2020-10-07T19:59:28Z")

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I am using the Built-in Functions now fecha=now() fecha2==formatdatetime($(fecha),“yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm”) But the date is in UTC, I need the date in America/Mexico, The tenant has Default time zone: America/Mexico\_City