V6-FMS-F827 Starting date may be interpreted incorrectly for Time ID variable

When creating a time ID variable using a starting date (entered as a two or three digit number) and a frequency, the starting date may be interpreted incorrectly by the Time Series Forecasting System, resulting in an incorrect time ID.

For example, if 49 is entered as the starting date, then the resulting Time ID variable has a starting date of 01 January 1949, regardless of the YEARCUTOFF= system option.

To circumvent the problem, enter the month, day and four digit year explicitly. For example, enter either 01JUL2010 or 07/01/2010. If the system option YEARCUTOFF=1920 for example, the same starting date could be entered using a two digit year as either 01JUL10 or 07/01/10. Press ENTER after entering the starting date in order to see the interpreted starting date appear in the field. Then after verifying the interpreted date, click OK to create the correct time ID variable.

THIS IS A YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE.

System	Release Reported	Release Fixed
AIX/6000	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
HP-UX Operating Systems	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
IBM OS/2	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
Solaris	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
OpenVMS Alpha	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
Windows 3.11	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
Windows NT	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
Windows 95	6.12 TS020	6.12 TS060
Compaq Tru64 Unix	6.12 TS040	6.12 TS051
Macintosh	6.12 TS040	6.12 TS051
AIX/6000	6.11 TS020	6.12 TS060
HP-UX Operating Systems	6.11 TS020	6.12 TS060
IBM OS/2	6.11 TS020	6.12 TS060
Solaris	6.11 TS020	6.12 TS060
Windows 3.11	6.11 TS020	6.12 TS060
Intel ABI	6.11 TS040	6.11 TS051
Silicon Graphics Unix	6.11 TS040	6.11 TS051
Compaq Tru64 Unix	6.11 TS040	6.12 TS051
Windows NT	6.11 TS040	6.12 TS060
Windows 95	6.11 TS040	6.12 TS060

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