Calendar and Dates

To access the Calendar feature, press F8 at date fields or select Utilities>Calendar.

The on-line calendar allows easily entering dates.  Pressing the F8 key at date fields throughout the program accesses the calendar.

Using the calendar:

Month: Click on the down arrow to go to the next month, or click the left or right arrows to move backward or forward one month at a time.  

Year:  Click on the up or down arrow to change the year.

Day: Click on a day of the month to select.  The system date will be shown in red. Clicking on a day will insert that date into the field.

Date Shortcuts and Tips

D=Today's Date

Use these Dates to get all possible records 

B=01/01/80 (Beginning of Time) 

E=12/31/79 (End of Time) 

F=First day of the Month

L=Last day of the Month

Ctrl + F=First day of LAST Month

Ctrl + L= Last day of LAST Month

A=First day of Current Year

Z=Last day of Current Year

Ctrl + A=First day of LAST Year

Ctrl + Z= Last day of LAST Year

X=12/25/yyyy (yyyy=current year).  The date will be the next year if the date is after 12/25.

With all date fields in RFMS, you can type a shortcut,  type in a date, use the up and down arrows to move the date on day at a time or click F8 to bring up the calendar and then choose the date.

Dates should be entered as MM/DD/YY and not MM/DD/YYYY.  For countries using English date format set this in Utilities>System Options>System Wide>General> Use English Dates (dd/mm/yy).