Enter a Date
You can enter a date directly in the field provided or use the Calendar icon to do this.
Dates are formatted according to your location. For example, if you're in New Zealand, the date is formatted dd/mm/yyyy.
Some date fields only accept an exact date. This is to make it clear when action was taken.
The When actioned field on an incident report is an example of this. Other date fields accept exact, unknown, continuous, and discontinuous date ranges.
To enter a date using the calendar tool:
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Select the Calendar
icon beside the date field.
Days are colour-coded:
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Light blue – Days you can select.
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Dark blue – Days you can't select.
Dates are unavailable for selection when:
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They don't exist
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Are in the future
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They aren't allowed in the context of the date you're entering (for example, a future crime scene)
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Yellow – Dates you've selected.
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Select the required date using any of these methods:
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Double-click the required date on the calendar.
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Use the Shift and Ctrl keys to select more than one date.
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Use the month and year drop-downs to specify the month and year > Select OK.
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If you don't know the date and it isn't required, use any of these methods to specify that the date is unknown: