Date field data entry
iMIS can automatically format and complete dates for you when entering customer data.
NoteDates entered in the Fundraising history tab are not automatically completed or formatted.
Date formatting
In Customers > Manage customers, you can enter a date in a date field using any type of date separators (slashes, dashes, periods, or spaces) or no date separators.
Dates can be entered in numeric or alpha-numeric format (“03/01/09” or “March 1, 2009”).
When you enter unformatted dates in customer-related date fields, iMIS interprets and formats the dates according to your workstation's date format (configured on the Windows Control Panel).
NoteWorkstation date settings take precedence over the iMIS Date Format setting in File > System Setup.
Date completion
If you enter an incomplete date, such as 0304, in a date field, iMIS completes the date by adding the current year to the end of the date.
If you enter only one or two digits of a date, such as 3, iMIS attempts to interpret those digits as a day in the current month. If the number is not a valid date for the current month, for example, 33, a message informs you that you must enter a valid date.