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Eight-digit Date

The following table describes the default characteristics of the D8# Field.



Field Type Attribute


Shipped Default Value


Default Override

Field Details Override

Device Field Override

Implementation name

System data type

External length

Internal length

Decimal places

xxDX

Packed

6.0

8.0

0

-

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

LHS text (Column headings)

RHS text

Field name

Date

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Keyboard shift

Allow lowercase

Mandatory fill

Valid system name

Mod 10/11 check

DYN

-

N

-

N

N

-

Y

-

Y

N

-

Y

-

Y

N

-

N

-

N

Check condition

Translate values

*NONE

-

N

-

Y

-

Y

-

Field exit option

Edit codes: Input

Output

Report

Y

4

/

/

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

-

The D8# type is one of three field types used for fields that represent dates. For compatibility with standards set by the International Standards Organization (ISO), it is recommended that you use DT# for your date fields. You can use the *MOVE built-in function to convert among date fields of type DTE, DT#, and D8#.

Note: *MOVE converts the three date types to a field of type NBR differently.