String scopeStr = attributes.getValue(SCOPE_ATTRIBUTE);
Scope scope = ActionUtil.stringToScope(scopeStr);
CachingDateFormatter sdf = new CachingDateFormatter(datePatternStr);
String val = sdf.format(timeReference);
addInfo("Adding property to the context with key=\"" + keyStr
+ "\" and value=\"" + val + "\" to the " + scope + " scope");
ActionUtil.setProperty(ec, keyStr, val, scope);
}