Valid Date Formats for Information Maps

Use the following formats when specifying a date.
Format
Example
DAY
You can pass values such as August 04, 2010, Aug 04, 2010, or 04AUG2010. No other format is accepted. (footnote 1)
WEEK
You can pass a value such as Week 31 2010. (footnote 2)
MONTH
You can pass a value such as Jan 2009. No other format is accepted.3
QUARTER
You can pass a value such as 3rd quarter 2010.3
YEAR
You can pass a value such as 2010.
FOOTNOTE 1:The easiest way to ensure that the proper date format is accepted is to use a prompt with a format of DATE9 or MMDDYY10. [return]
FOOTNOTE 2:There is no SAS format that can create such as value. You must create a custom data set or use SQL to create a data column with the correct format. Then, pass this data column as the source in the interaction or link. [return]
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