Calendar Control
You use the calendar control to select date and time information for a field. You access the calendar control by clicking the calendar select button in a date field or a date and time field. The following table describes each element of the calendar control.
Element |
Description |
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Month and Year |
Shows the month and year. Use the navigation arrows to go to the next and previous month. Use the drop-down arrow next to the month to select a different month, and use the drop-down arrow next to the year to select a different year. |
Calendar |
Shows the calendar for the month. Use the calendar to select a date by clicking the date in the calendar. |
Time field |
Shows the time. This field appears only if you access the calendar control for a field that requires a time. |
Hour slide bar |
Sets the hour in the Time field. This field appears only if you access the calendar control for a field that requires a time. |
Minute slide bar |
Sets the minute in the Time field. This field appears only if you access the calendar control for a field that requires a time. |
Now button |
Sets the value for a date field to the current date and the value for a date and time field to the current date and time. |
Done button |
Saves your selections. If you do not want to save your selections, then click outside of the control to cancel your selections. |
The current date is not assumed as the default when using the calendar control. An explicit click is required to make a selection. Other things to note about selecting a date include the following:
When you query a date field that has a calendar select button to display the calendar control, then you must include the date field value in quotes if you execute the query without specifying a time. For more information about entering query criteria, see Simple Query Operators.
Planned Start is a date and time field (not just a date field), and this allows a high granularity when searching.
When specifying a date and time, the calendar control remains open until Done is selected.
You cannot enter an incorrect value for a date. For example, if you enter a date of 221/45/1902, then your entry is not populated in the field. When you enter only two digits to represent a year, an assumption is made about whether the digits are preceded by 19 or 20 (19xx or 20xx). If the two digits are greater than or equal to 50, then the year of 19xx is assumed. If the two digits are less than 50, then the year of 20xx is assumed.