Hi Eric,


>Actually this issue is related in that I have numerous people who have used a 
>2 digit

>year in their data entry and now they have a person who died in 16 and were

>born in 28 which makes them -12 years old right?  According the the 4D date 
>format that is right.



>At least based on what I am seeing in 4D with the pivot dates that is right. 
>The

>question is how to force people who are entering dates to put in a 4 digit 
>year,

>and be able to find the 2 digit years and be able to correct them to a proper 
>4 digit year.

>Without messing up properly entered 4 digit years.



With birthdates I don't think there is any question that 4 digits are 
mandatory. Pivot years don't help. It's gotta be totally unambiguous.



Tom Benedict

Optum

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