Two Digit Year Default
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:04 pm
When entering a date like 5/9/20, one would probably assume that it is 5/9/2020. However, if one entered that date back in 1995, one might assume it is for a date of birth of 5/9/1920. A1-Law allows you to determine the default century to use when entering a two digit year.
Click Tools, System, Configure System Defaults, General
If you enter 30 for the 2K two digit year then any two digit year from 00-29 will default to 2000-2029. Any two digit year entered from 30-99 will default to 1930-1999.
So, entering 5/9/29 will default to 5/9/2029 but dates like 5/9/94 will still default to 5/9/1994. So, if one enters a date like 5/9/94 it is probably a date of birth and we would want it to default to 1994 and not 2094 but something closer to today's date like 5/9/25 would default to 5/9/2025 when 30 is the default for the 2K two digit year. You can decide what defaults you want.
Click Tools, System, Configure System Defaults, General
If you enter 30 for the 2K two digit year then any two digit year from 00-29 will default to 2000-2029. Any two digit year entered from 30-99 will default to 1930-1999.
So, entering 5/9/29 will default to 5/9/2029 but dates like 5/9/94 will still default to 5/9/1994. So, if one enters a date like 5/9/94 it is probably a date of birth and we would want it to default to 1994 and not 2094 but something closer to today's date like 5/9/25 would default to 5/9/2025 when 30 is the default for the 2K two digit year. You can decide what defaults you want.