Specifying Date Field Attributes

Date fields contain calendar dates. A date field has a field length of 10 and is maintained by the system. The default format of a date field is defined by the database and can be overridden by your browser settings.

Field or Control	Description
Default to 2000 if year less than or equal to	Specify the last two digits of a year, which is typically what users enter in a date field. If you enter 50, the default century becomes 2000 when someone enters 0 through 50 as the year in a date field. If someone enters a number between 51 and 99 in a date field, the default century becomes 1900. The default value is 50.

Note:

When working with date and time fields on pages and search pages, carefully consider search criteria. Assume the date, time, and time zone fields are separate with the condition that the time is time zone-controlled by the time zone field and the time is associated with the date field. In this case, you need to provide date, time and time zone on the search page if any one of those search criteria is required.