diff --git a/main/plugins/org.talend.librariesmanager/resources/java/routines/system/RuntimeUtils.java b/main/plugins/org.talend.librariesmanager/resources/java/routines/system/RuntimeUtils.java
index d04c03dd02..7a16a1eb68 100644
--- a/main/plugins/org.talend.librariesmanager/resources/java/routines/system/RuntimeUtils.java
+++ b/main/plugins/org.talend.librariesmanager/resources/java/routines/system/RuntimeUtils.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // ============================================================================
 package routines.system;
 
+import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import routines.TalendDate;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ public class RuntimeUtils {
     public static String getRuntimeType(Object o) {
         return o.getClass().getName();
     }
+    
+    private static final String DEFAULT_DATE_PATTERN = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";
 
     /**
      * This function is in order to check the Date type in tRunJob when transmit the context to child job.
@@ -45,11 +48,40 @@ public class RuntimeUtils {
 
         // when tRunJob transmit the date to child job, it should format with "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
         if (isDateType(o)) {
-            return TalendDate.formatDate("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", (Date) o); //$NON-NLS-1$
+            return TalendDate.formatDate(DEFAULT_DATE_PATTERN, (Date) o); //$NON-NLS-1$
         }
 
         return o;
     }
+    
+    public static Date getDate(String pattern, String dateString) {
+        if (dateString == null || dateString.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // when tRunJob transmit the date to child job:
+        //case 1: pass date string with pattern : yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
+        //case 2: pass date long value
+        //so here process two cases both and avoid exception
+        try {
+            return new java.text.SimpleDateFormat(pattern).parse(dateString);
+        } catch(ParseException e) {
+            //ignore exception
+        }
+        
+        try {
+            return new Date(Long.valueOf(dateString));
+        } catch(NumberFormatException e) {
+            //ignore exception
+            //System.err.println(String.format("Null value will be used for context parameter as can't parse this to date: %s", dateString));
+        }
+        
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    public static Date getDate(String dateString) {
+        return getDate(DEFAULT_DATE_PATTERN, dateString);
+    }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         int i = 10;