Standard Formats Tab

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The following list describes the properties for the Standard Formats tab on the Preferences dialog box:

Six character dates
The six-character format in which date fields will be interpreted. This default is used when documents are initially loaded from the standard. This default can be overridden on the Field Properties dialog. This parameter is a global option that will change the default date format for all maps. However, the format of the existing date fields will not be changed, and the default is only used for new maps.

See Using a Date/Time Field for an explanation of these data formats.

Note: This value should be set to correspond to the date formats used in the standard or standards you are using. Most standards use YYMMDD as the default, where YY is the two-digit year (last 2 digits), MM is the two-digit month, and DD is the two-digit day.
Eight character dates
The eight-character format in which date fields will be interpreted. This default is used when documents are initially loaded from the standard. This default can be overridden on the Field Properties dialog. This parameter is a global option that will change the default date format for all maps. However, the format of the existing date fields will not be changed, and the default is only used for new maps.

See Using a Date/Time Field for an explanation of these data formats.

Note: This value should be set to correspond to the date formats used in the standard or standards you are using. Most standards use YYYYMMDD as the default, where YYYY is the four-digit year, MM is the two-digit month, and DD is the two-digit day.
Positive Number Format Default
Specifies the value used at field-level configuration dialog boxes. The default is Use properties file setting. Valid choices are:
  • Use properties file setting (specifies that the rule or rules specified in the customer_overrides.properties file is followed—this is the default)
  • Don't allow/generate ‘+' prefix (specifies that regardless of whether the customer_overrides.properties file contains a rule or rules to allow the “+” prefix, the plus sign will not be used for the field)
  • Allow/generate ‘+' prefix (specifies that even if the customer_overrides.properties file indicates that the “+” prefix is not allowed in maps, the rule or rules will be overridden and the plus sign will be used for the field)