Date and time reformatting

Formatting actions convert a date or time value from one pattern to another, such as switching a timestamp's timezone or its display format. A Beam agent reads an incoming value from a connected step, applies the account's approved target format, and passes the reshaped value on to the next tool in the workflow. This avoids a workflow breaking because two systems expect dates written differently. Values that don't parse as a valid date at all, or that carry an ambiguous format the rule can't resolve, are flagged and held for a person to fix.

Text and number cleanup

Formatting actions clean up a text or number field, such as trimming extra spaces, fixing capitalization, or rounding a value to the right precision. A Beam agent reads the raw field from a workflow step, applies the account's approved cleanup rule, and writes the corrected value forward so a downstream tool receives data in the shape it expects. This removes small formatting errors before they cause a record to reject or misfile. Values with characters or patterns the rule doesn't account for are left unchanged and flagged for a person to review.

List and array manipulation

Formatting actions reorganize a list of values, such as removing duplicates, joining items into a single field, or splitting one field into several. A Beam agent reads the list a workflow step produces, applies the account's approved manipulation rule, and passes the reshaped list to the next action so it matches what that step is built to accept. This prevents a workflow from stalling over a mismatched data shape. Lists that are empty, unexpectedly nested, or otherwise outside the rule's scope are routed to a person to handle manually.