This keyword is an edit type whose length must be 10. The graphic display is based on the date format set in Windows.
DATE is also an allowable field type which indicates that a property contains a date stamp in the notation appropriate to the time format defined to Windows.
CHECKOUT DATE, FREEZE DATE, INITIAL DATE, and UPDATE DATE each have special meanings.
Example 1
DIAGRAM "Data Flow Gane & Sarson"
{
PROPERTY "Freeze date"
{ FREEZE DATE }
Other uses for the DATE might be found in any definition.