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To define an item to a database you must first be in the Self-Contained Facility (SCF). Once in SCF you use the DEFINE language (See QUEST Language and System-Wide Commands manual, Chapter 37) to define items to a SYSTEM 2000 database.
One such item type is DATE. DATE items store calendar dates, including the century, in internal format. Date items are presented according to the DATE FORMAT IS option and PLEX FORM option. An example of how to define a database with a DATE item is:
USER,DEMO: DBN IS EXAMPLEDB: DEFINE: 1* DOB (DATE): MAP: