Is there a way to set a date field to current time using a custom object?

[AlexanderHatfie]

Right now I have a custom object that changes a values list and saves the record. A rule then looks at that values list changing and sets a date equal to the current time.

Is there a way to simplify this and set a date based off of a custom object directly?

[FaisalKhan · Accepted solution]

var DateFieldID = 26427;

var currentDate = new Date();

$CM.setFieldValue(DateFieldID , currentDate, '');