DATE

The DATE control statement specifies the start and end date of the reporting period for all reports.

The syntax of the statement is:

DATE(yyddd,yyddd)
or
DATE(mmddyyyy,mmddyyyy)

where:

  • yy is the last two digits of the year.
  • ddd is the day of the year

or

  • mm is the month (01 to 12)
  • dd is the day of the month
  • yyyy is the year in full-century form, for example, 2019

RMF supports a sliding window which covers the time frame:

Current® Year - 50 through Current Year + 49

This sliding window will be used to define the correct value of the century, if not defined explicitly. Write the dates in the full format with leading zeroes. Do not mix the two formats in one control statement. The first date is the starting date, and the second date is the ending date. Specify the dates in chronological order.

The default value is in the four-digit year format and ensures that all dates found in the input data set are reported.

If the entire reporting period falls within one calendar day, you specify the same date twice.

Example: To request reports for data collected on June 7, 2019, specify 
DATE(06072019,06072019)