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There are some limitations to what you can enter in fields.

  • The system does not allow you to type beyond the length limit of a field (this may be more characters than can be displayed in the field).

  • The system uses uppercase text for most fields, even if you enter lowercase text.

  • Do not begin or end a value with spaces. The system removes these spaces.

    Note Note

    The following characters include an embedded space when entered in the key fields:

    • ~ (tilde)

    • @ (at sign)

    • ^ (caret)

    • + (plus sign)

    • = (equals sign)

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  • Do not use the pound sign (#) and the asterisk (*) in the Version field.

  • In the Password field, use only key field characters and lowercase a-z letters.

  • Except for the Description and Comments fields, do not use the following characters in field values:

    • & (ampersand)

    • (apostrophe)

    • * (asterisk)

    • / (slash)

    • \ (backslash)

    • : (colon)

    • , (comma)

    • > (greater than)

    • < (less than)

    • % (percent sign)

    • ? (question mark)

    • " (quotation marks)

Note Note

The percent sign (%), the question mark (?), and the asterisk (*) are permitted but these characters are primarily used as wildcard characters. The asterisk (*) is also the name of the global site. Do not use quotation marks (") in the Comments fields, however, you can use quotation marks (") in the Description fields.

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Entering Dates and Times

There are several places in the system where you can view and enter dates and times. For example, the Production Operator Dashboard (POD) displays the time and date an SFC number was started in the Active Work list. Many system reports allow you to enter dates to limit your search.

The system displays dates and time in your browser, according to your time zone settings. It stores dates and times in the database in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, also called UTC and Z-time). When you enter a date and time, or the system displays a time, the system converts the GMT date and time back and forth to the corresponding date and time of the server’s time zone. When displaying a date and time, it also converts the data and time to the format of the time zone of the server.

Entering Dates

When you enter dates in the system, you should use time zone conventions. For example, if your time zone displays the month first, enter month/day/year. If your time zone displays the day first, enter day/month/year.

  • The forward slash (/) separates the day, month, and year. You can also use the hyphen - or the underscore (_).

  • Enter two digits for the day. For example, you can enter the first day of the month as 01.

  • Enter two digits for the month. For example, you can enter July as 07.

  • Enter two or four digits for the year. For example, you can enter 11 or 2011.

Entering Time

Enter time in the following format:

hh:mm:ss

In this format, hh is the two-digit hour, mm is the two-digit minute, and ss is the two-digit second.

The system uses this format to display time.