Quantum DSC formats all date and time values as a numeric value with the following format YYYYMMDDhhmmss, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month, DD is the day, hh is the hour, mm is the minute, and ss is the second. With the exception of the year (which is a four-digit number) all are two-digit numbers with a leading zero when less than 10. This is an internationally recognized date format and has the advantage that it is readable and easy to sort.