Date formats used in HCL Workload Automation for Z
Different components of HCL Workload Automation for Z use different formats to represent dates, as described hereafter.
| HCL Workload Automation for Z component | Date format | Length | Date type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controller | YYMMDD | 6 | Internal date |
| 0nYYDDDF | 4 | Time stamp | |
| Trackers | YYMMDD | 6 | Real date |
| 0nYYDDDF | 4 | Time stamp | |
| Description databases | YYMMDD | 6 | Internal date |
| Batch loader and SYSIN for batch programs | YYMMDD | 6 | Real date |
| Dialogs and reports | Defined by the user, for example YY/MM/DD | 8 | Real date |
| Exits | YYMMDD | 6 | Real date |
| 0nYYDDDF | 4 | Time stamp | |
| Programming interfaces | YYMMDD | 6 | Defined by the user |
Note:
- Real date means that 1 January 1998 is represented as 980101.
- For the internal date, HCL Workload Automation for Z uses 1972 as the base year for the century window. This means that the year 1972 is represented as 00 and 2071 is represented as 99.
- The z/OS time stamp uses 00YYDDDF for dates in the 20th century, and 01YYDDDF for dates in the 21st century.
- The date format of the programming interfaces depends on the base year of the PIF century window defined by the PIFCWB keyword of the INTFOPTS statement, or the CWBASE keyword of the INIT statement. 00 implies real dates. 72 corresponds to theHCL Workload Automation for Z internal date format.