Interactive Dialog - DateTime manual entry and timezone support

[Combs7th]

@claude - Let's update the Mattermost Product Documentation to note that plugin developers can now configure Interactive Dialog datetime fields with timezone-aware display and manual time entry from Mattermost server v11.6.0 onward captured via Engineering PR #34932.

Scope & constraints:

• Review PR #34932 as the source of truth.
• Do not modify changelogs, important upgrade notes, version archive, removed/deprecated feature docs, or unsupported legacy release docs.
• Keep this to ONE task focused on the integrator/developer capability change, not multiple persona sections.
• Do not document implementation details such as internal structs, utility refactors, Moment handling, or test coverage unless directly needed to explain the user-facing config surface.

Required doc touchpoints:

• Update the Interactive Dialog / plugin developer documentation in the Mattermost developer docs.
• Identify the exact page covering Interactive Dialog field parameters and datetime field behavior.
• Add the new datetime configuration options and behavior notes there rather than creating a new page.

Output requirements:

Return:

• the exact page(s) to update,
• the proposed before/after text,
• a short rationale for placement,
• confirmation that the version reference uses Mattermost server v11.6.0 based on PR milestone evidence.
  The proposed text should minimally document:
• that datetime dialog fields can display in a specified IANA timezone,
• that datetime dialog fields can allow manual time entry,
• that manual entry accepts exact typed times rather than only dropdown interval selection,
• any user-visible behavior that is necessary for correct integrator understanding, such as timezone indicator/display expectations.
  Keep the wording capability-focused and concise.

[claude]

Claude finished @Combs7th's task in 6m 49s —— View job • claude/issue-8890-20260415-0051 • Create PR ➔

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Task List

• Gather context and understand request
• Read CLAUDE.md (no CLAUDE.md found in this repo)
• Review Engineering PR #34932 (GitHub API not accessible; feature details sourced from issue description)
• Find the Interactive Dialog field parameters documentation page
• Update the documentation with new datetime configuration options
• Commit and push changes

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Summary

Page updated: source/integrations-guide/incoming-webhooks.rst

This is the only page in the mattermost/docs (docs.mattermost.com) repo with a substantive Interactive Dialog capability description. The detailed field-parameter reference lives at https://developers.mattermost.com/integrate/plugins/interactive-dialogs/ (a separate repository).

Rationale for placement: The Interactive Dialogs bullet at line 229 of incoming-webhooks.rst already enumerates dialog capabilities (required fields, pickers, validation, help text, etc.) and links to the developer reference. Extending it with the v11.6.0 datetime notes keeps all capability context in one place and avoids creating a new page.

Before:

…Improve data quality with required fields, minimum/maximum input lengths, server‑driven user/channel pickers, validated defaults, inline field errors, placeholders, and help text that help users enter the right data the first time.

After (addition in bold):

…Improve data quality with required fields, minimum/maximum input lengths, server‑driven user/channel pickers, validated defaults, inline field errors, placeholders, and help text that help users enter the right data the first time. From Mattermost server v11.6.0, DateTime dialog fields support a configurable IANA timezone for display—the picker shows the configured timezone label—and can be configured to allow manual time entry, enabling users to type exact times rather than only selecting from dropdown intervals.

Version reference: v11.6.0 — per the milestone evidence cited in the issue (Engineering PR #34932 targeting that milestone).

Note: The mattermost/mattermost-developer-documentation repo (developers.mattermost.com /integrate/plugins/interactive-dialogs/) should receive a companion update with the full timezone and allow_manual_entry field parameter definitions. That is out of scope for this mattermost/docs PR.