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In Japan, a new era begins with the reign of a new emperor. That era terminates at the death of the emperor and then another new era begins. For example, the Japanese eras since the year 1889 are as follows:
Era | Years |
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Heiji Era | 1889-1912 |
Taisho Era | 1912-1926 |
Shova Era | 1926-1989 |
Heisei Era | 1989-present |
Although the date format YY/MM/DD is used in Japan, businesses will often use a special date convention that shows the year of the current era. This date format is referred to as the Wareki date format.
The Wareki date format is HYY/MM/DD, where H is an optional character for the specific era and YY is the sequential year since the start of the era. For example, in the current era, the Wareki equivalent of 92/01/31 (January 31, 1992) would be H04/01/31, or January 31 of the fourth year of the Heisei Era.
Working with the Wareki date format includes the following:
Setting up the system for Wareki dates
Revising Wareki dates
From General Accounting (G), enter 27
From Advanced and Technical Operations (G9), choose Security Officer
From Security Officer (G94), choose JDE System Values
To set up the system for Wareki dates
On JDE System Values
Complete the following field and press enter:
QJDF Library Name
The system displays the information for the library.
Figure 6-2 JDE System Values (Detail) screen
Complete the following field:
Japanese Date Fmt (1/0)
Enter 1 to specify the Wareki date format.
Field | Explanation |
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QJDF Library Name | The name of the object.
Objects can be libraries, source members, job queues, print queues, and files. Consult your IBM documentation for a full explanation of objects. |
Japanese Date Fmt (1/0) | Used to designate that dates will be in Japanese format. Valid values are:
blank Use standard format 0 Use standard format 1 Use Japanese format |
From General Systems (G00), choose Tax Processing and Reporting
From Tax Processing and Reporting (G0021), choose Japanese Consumption Tax
From Japanese Consumption Tax (G00212), choose Japanese Era Dates
On Japanese Era Date
Complete the following fields for each new era:
Era
Year
Month
Day