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Gregorian Dates

Gregorian dates are indicated in the guide by the following symbols:

Table 10 Gregorian Date Notation

Symbol

Description

dd

Day of the month (01 – 31)

mm

Month (01 – 12)

yy

Last two digits of the year

yyyy

Four digits of the year

Whether a field holds a 4-character date (month and day), a 6-character date (month, day and 2-digit year) or an 8-character date (month, day and 4-digit year) depends on the field definition. However, the format of the 4-character, 6-character or 8-character date depends on the date standard defined during installation.

INCONTROL products support three date standards for Gregorian dates. Each standard has an 8-character format, a 6-character format and a 4-character format. Only one Gregorian date standard is defined at any site.

These supported Gregorian date standards are described in the chart below.

Table 11 Supported Gregorian Dates

Standard

4-Character Date

6-Character Date

8-Character Date

MDY

mmdd

mmddyy

mmddyyyy

DMY

ddmm

ddmmyy

ddmmyyyy

YMD

mmdd

yymmdd

yyyymmdd

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Date Standards and Date Field Formats