Control How HotDocs Handles Two-Digit and Four-Digit Years

As a safety precaution, HotDocs requires you to enter four digits when entering the year portion of a date. If you enter a two-digit date, such as 7/9/99, HotDocs responds with this message: “You must enter a four-digit year.”

You can override this default option by specifying a century rollover year at the HotDocs Options dialog box. The number you enter controls how HotDocs interprets two-digit years. Two-digit years less than or equal to the number you enter are understood as 2000-century years. Two-digit years greater than the number you enter are understood as 1900-century years.

For example, if you specify a rollover value of 34, dates entered as 5/14/34 will appear as 14 May 2034. A date entered as 5/14/35 will appear as 14 May 1935.

To set a century rollover preference

1. At the HotDocs library, click the Options button. The HotDocs Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the Interviews and Dialogs folder. The window changes to show several options relating to the way variables and dialogs appear and are processed during the interview.
3. In the Answer Entry group, clear Require four-digit year in dates. The Century rollover year option becomes available, with the default rollover value of 50 selected.
4. Type a new two-digit number value in the Century rollover year field (or click the up or down arrows to select a number.) Dates you enter where the year is greater than this value will appear as 19??, while dates where the year is less than this value will appear as 20?? (where ?? represents the year you type at the answer field.)