Standard date format
Use this variable to define a date format restricted to a month and year by specifying:
- The order of the month and year fields.
- The number of characters used in each.
This date format is only used when a date must be written in a log file on the server during batch task execution.
When a client workstation is connected, the Windows regional parameters are used.
Level of localization / Global variable
This parameter is defined at the level Folder. It belongs to Chapter SUP (Supervisor) and the Group FMT (Formats), The following parameters are also associated with this chapter and group :
- CPYMAXLEN (Max size of company codes)
- CPYMINLEN (Min size of company codes)
- DATBO (Date format)
- DECRCU (No. decimals currency rate)
- FCYMAXLEN (Max size of site codes)
- FCYMINLEN (Min size of site codes)
- FMTJOU (Month - day format)
- FMTMOI (Month - year format)
- FMTSTA (Format statistical columns)
- NUMCSV (No. formatting in CSV)
- RQTSEP (Export separator)
A variable named GFMDAT contains the format in the form of a character string. The FMTDAT parameter is of local menu type because filtering is carried out on the possible choices for its value.
