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GeneralizedTime Type

Date and time, as GeneralizedTime (year includes century numbers), in the format:

YYYYMMDDHH[MM[SS]][.f]Z

GMT date and time (to hours, minutes or seconds); with optional fractional time units to any significance (hours, minutes or seconds); Z indicates GMT time

YYYYMMDDHH[MM[SS]][.f][sHHMM]

Local date and time (to hours, minutes or seconds); with optional fractional time units to any significance (hours, minutes or seconds); with signed zone offset from GMT time (s = + or -)

External Form - Input

Any valid input, as described.

External Form - Output

Any valid data, as described.

Local Form and Behavior

On input data is stored as supplied. Normal string padding and truncation rules apply.