Variables QCCDFMTX and QCCDFMT, defined in the ICQENVIRON environment application, contain the date format used in date processing for the names and news services, Application Manager, and APLDI-II. Using Application Manager panels, you can set QCCDFMT to the date format that you want users to see. QCCDFMT can contain special language characters. Also using Application Manager panels, you must set QCCDFMTX to the equivalent date format using English characters ("mm" for month, "dd" for day, and "yy" for year). The Information Center Facility issues an error message if the first two characters of the date format in QCCDFMTX are not English characters.