---
title: "Deprecation: #91606 - Global Datetime Picker initialization"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-91606"
source: "Changelog/11.0/Deprecation-91606-GlobalDatetimePickerInitialization.rst"
typo3-version: "11.0"
typo3-major: 11
type: "deprecation"
issue: 91606
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/91606"
tags: ["Backend", "JavaScript", "NotScanned", "ext:backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #91606 - Global Datetime Picker initialization {#deprecation-91606}

See [forge#91606](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/91606)

## Description {#description}

Initializing all datetime pickers at once by invoking
`DateTimePicker.initialize()` without passing an element has been marked as
deprecated.

## Impact {#impact}

Initializing all datetime pickers at once will trigger a deprecation warning in
the browser's console.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

All 3rd party extensions calling `DateTimePicker.initialize()` without any
arguments are affected.

## Migration {#migration}

Initialize the datetime picker by passing an input element to the
`.initialize()` method.