systemJulianDateFormat

The vgVar.systemJulianDateFormat system variable is used as a possible value for the dateFormat property of DataItem parts. vgVar.systemJulianDateFormat contains an 8-character pattern that includes DDD (for numeric day) and yyyy (for numeric year), with characters other than D, y, or digits used as separators.

For COBOL programs, the system administrator for EGL runtime services sets the default format during installation.

For Java™ programs, the default format is in this Java runtime property:
  vgj.datemask.julian.long.NLS
NLS
The NLS (national language support) code that is specified in the vgj.nls.code Java runtime property. The code is one of those listed for the targetNLS build descriptor option. For more information about vgj.nls.code, refer to the EGL Generation Guide.
vgVar.systemJulianDateFormat has the following characteristics:
Primitive type
CHAR
Data length
8
Value saved across segments
Yes

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