2.5.3 Number of Days Allowed into the Future

Mandatory.  Default=9999999

Specify the higher limit of the date range rule.

The use of the "days into the past" and "days into the future" range limit values can be illustrated with a timeline:
 

                         Current date
  Lower limit          (date on which the      Upper limit
 for valid date         rule is performed)    for valid date
      |                       |                      |
      |                       |                      |
      |                       N                      |
======|======= PAST ==========O======= FUTURE =======|=======>
      |                       W                      |
      |                       |                      |
      |                       |                      |
      |<----------------------|--------------------->|
           "X" days allowed   |   "Y" days allowed
             into the past    |    into the future

Tips & Techniques

  • If you are simply performing a date format check, leave this value as 9999999 so that there are no range limits applied.


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