Setting Preferences for Date Formats
Configure the Date and Time formats to control the way the EM displays dates and times throughout the program.
To set the preferences:
- Launch the Enterprise Manager application.
- Use menu path: EnterpriseManager > Preferences. The Preferences dialog displays.
- Click on the arrow (
)
next to Enterprise Manager in the Preferences tree to expand the
drop-down list. - Click on Date Formats. The Date Formats settings display to the right.
- (Optional) Click inside the Full date format text box to modify the layout to include the date and time. The default is M/d/yy h:mm a.
- (Optional) Click inside the Long date format text box to modify the layout to include the date only. The default is MMMM d, yyyy.
- (Optional) Click inside the Short date format text box to modify the layout to include a numeric short date only. The default is M/d/yy.
- (Optional) Click inside the Long time format text box to modify the layout to include hours, minutes, and seconds. The default is h:mm:ss a.
- (Optional) Click inside the Short time format text box to modify the layout to include hours and minutes. The default is h:mm a.
- (Optional) Click on the Restore Defaults button to restore the original date formats.
- Click Apply button to apply the changed date formats.
- Click OK to save the changes and close the Preferences dialog.
- Close ☒ the Enterprise Manager.
- Restart to load the new formats.
The format letters and examples below refer to this Long Date example: Monday, August 8, 2011
The example date would be created in the EM with the following string for the Long Date Format: EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy
| Letter | Date or Time Component | Presentation | Results/Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| yyyy | Year | Year | 2011 |
| M | Month | Month number | 8 (does not include the leading zero) |
| MM | Month | Month number | 08 (does include the leading zero) |
| MMM | Month | Month text | Aug (abbreviates the month name) |
| MMMM | Month | Month text | August (includes the full the month name) |
| d | Day in Month | Day Number | 8 (does not include the leading zero) |
| dd | Day in Month | Day Number | 08 (does include the leading zero) |
| E | Day in week | Day Text | Wed (abbreviates the day name) |
| EEEE | Day in week | Day Text | Wednesday (includes the full day name) |
| a | AM/PM marker | AM or PM text | AM/PM |
| H | Hour in Day (0-23) | 24-hour clock number | 16:00 |
| h | Hour in Day (1-12) | Hour in AM/PM | 4:00 |
| mm | Minute in hour | Number | 30 |
| s | Second in minute | Number | 55 |