Needing help with formats in a rule

[rossko57]

I’ve little idea what you are trying to do.
It looks like comparing some kind of Item state with a fixed date/time. What kind of Item, is it a DateTime type?

Mayb this will help

Rule example - compare two times

This is a simple rule example for folks like me, who are new to openHAB, and need simple examples of rules to get started. In this example, two times are compared, enabling us to make a decision based on if one event occurred before another. In the example, a contact switch on an entry door triggers a time stamp. A motion detector also triggers a time stamp. The two times can be compared to see if the occupant (andy) is home (motion since door was opened) or left (no motion since door was opene…