# Better Dates in Fibery. Dates as Databases **URL:** \ **Category:** Fibery Showcase\ **Created:** [December 1, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/better-dates-in-fibery-dates-as-databases/10117 "2025-12-01T14:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/better-dates-in-fibery-dates-as-databases/10117/3 "2026-01-15T13:11:58Z")
> [@January 15, 2026 / police\_officer Validation rules, New Connector styles and options, “Periods” integration](https://community.fibery.io/t/january-15-2026-validation-rules-new-connector-styles-and-options-periods-integration/10247): > > police_officer Validation rules Today we’re introducing new concept in Fibery — Validation Rules. Validation Rules in Fibery help keep your data accurate and consistent. Think of a validation rule as a bouncer at a club door smiling_face_with_sunglasses. Before any data change gets in, the bouncer checks: “Does this meet our standards?” If not, the change is blocked and the user gets a friendly explanation of what’s wrong. A validation rule fires when its condition is true, and it blocks th… Fibery released an official “Periods” integration. The biggest difference is that it puts all period types into one database (Days, Weeks, Quarters, and Years), where the one I made splits them into separate databases. Both have pros and cons. I’ll play around a bit more with the official one and provide a better breakdown. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.fibery.io/t/better-dates-in-fibery-dates-as-databases/10117)._