Specifies that a user / group can enter a special (non-standard) date in a date field.
Note: Only for use by the Vital Statistics Agency, Manitoba.
DescriptionEach Vital Records Office can define its own special dates, essentially allowing a user / group to save a record with a non-standard date in a date field. In the case of Manitoba, some date fields require a full date to be entered in order to be valid, e.g. 01/01/2011. If the day or month are unknown, this entry allows a user / group to substitute the day and month with 99 respectively, e.g. 99/99/2011.
Note:
Both the day and month must be substituted with 99 respectively, even if one of the values is known, i.e. a value of 01/99/2011 is not acceptable.
Usage
This Registry entry can be assigned to users and groups:
| Key | User | User | Group | Group | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key 1 | User | User | Group | Group | Group |
| Key 2 | user | user | group | Default | Default |
| Key 3 | Table | Table | Table | Table | Table |
| Key 4 | table | Default | table | table | Default |
| Key 5 | Allow Special Dates | ||||
| Value | boolean | ||||
In pipe-delimited format:User | user | Table | table | Allow Special Dates | boolean |
User | user | Table | Default | Allow Special Dates | boolean |
Group | group | Table | table | Allow Special Dates | boolean |
Group | Default | Table | table | Allow Special Dates | boolean |
Group | Default | Table | Default | Allow Special Dates | boolean |
where:
boolean | is |
Note:
The following database option must be set in the specified table's opt file: nchdates=yes
Examples
This setting allows all users to enter special dates in the Births table:
| Key | Setting |
|---|---|
| Key 1 | Group |
| Key 2 | Default |
| Key 3 | Table |
| Key 4 | ebirths |
| Key 5 | Allow Special Dates |
| Value | true |