Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 5 - Item Properties Date & Time Item Subclass Properties
♦ Restrictions
♦ National language
Date & Time Item Subclass Properties
The Date & Time properties provide the flexibility to define multiple combinations
of date-time formats.
Date & Time items can be interpreted as either binary or character. (See sections
Interpret as Binary and Interpret as Character).
For binary Date & Time items, the Presentation property has two different
values: Packed and BCD.
Value Description
Packed The Packed value is a number that has size, decimal places, and
sign properties.
BCD The BCD value is a binary coded decimal number that has size.
Other Item Subclass properties for Date & Time are displayed depending on the
Interpret as setting (Binary or Character):
♦ Date
♦ Time
♦ Format
♦ Pad
♦ Restrictions
♦ None
♦ National language
Date
For binary Date & Time items, use the Date property to define whether the date
format is enabled.
Value Description
Yes Date format is enabled for this type. Expand the Format property
to select the date format.
No Date is not defined for this type.