These are examples of picture strings that are recognized by the date and time services.
| Picture strings | Examples | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| YYMMDD | 880516 | |
| YYYYMMDD | 19880516 | |
| YYYY-MM-DD | 1988-05-16 | 1988-5-16 would also be valid input. |
| <JJJJ> YY.MM.DD | Showa 63.05.16 | Showa is a Japanese Era name. Showa 63 equals 1988. |
| MMDDYY | 050688 | One-digit year format (Y) is valid for output only. |
| MM/DD/YY | 05/06/88 | |
| ZM/ZD/YY | 5/6/88 | |
| MM/DD/YYYY | 05/06/1988 | |
| MM/DD/Y | 05/06/8 | |
| DD.MM.YY | 09.06.88 | Z suppresses zeros and blanks. |
| DD-RRRR-YY | 09-VI -88 | |
| DD MMM YY | 09 JUN 88 | |
| DD Mmmmmmmmmm YY | 09 June 88 | |
| ZD Mmmmmmmmmz YY | 9 June 88 | |
| Mmmmmmmmmz ZD, YYYY | June 9, 1988 | |
| ZDMMMMMMMMzYY | 9JUNE88 | |
| YY.DDD | 88.137 | Julian date |
| YYDDD | 88137 | |
| YYYY/DDD | 1988/137 | |
| YYMMDDHHMISS | 880516204229 | Time stamp: valid only for CEESECS and CEEDATM. If used with CEEDATE, time positions are filled with zeros. If used with CEEDAYS, HH, MI, SS, and 999 fields are ignored. |
| YYYYMMDDHHMISS | 19880516204229 | |
| YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.999 | 1988-05-16 20:42:29.046 | |
| WWW, ZM/ZD/YY HH:MI AP | MON, 5/16/88 08:42 PM | |
| Wwwwwwwwwz, DD Mmm YYYY, ZH:MI AP | Monday, 16 May 1988, 8:42 PM | |
| Note: Lowercase characters can be used only for alphabetic picture terms. | ||