Re: EDI and Year 2000

[Gary L Peskin <garyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The latest X12 standard, 4010, specifies an 8 digit date (yyyymmdd).  It
is up to each set of trading partners to decide whether they wish to go
to this standard.

Marc Zylka wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.
> 
> I was looking at the EDI formats we use and noticed that the
> dates are 6 digits (using Premenos).  Will the standard EDI
> transactions be changing for year 2000?  Or, will we need to
> add the century for whatever we receive?
> 
> Have a Happy New Year,
> Marc Zylka ( mzylka@netpath.net )
> 
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