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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To enter a time</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Time fields</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>When you specify a date you must usually also specify a time. SSA ERP uses one combined field for date and time.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If you use the pop-up calendar to select a date, the date is followed by the default time which is either the current time or 12:00AM.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>When you enter a date, the date is followed by either the current time or the default time, which is 12:00:00 AM.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To enter a time</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>To change the default time, select the time in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Date</GUIRef> field and type the required time over it.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>You can enter one digit for hours and minutes under 10. If you enter hours followed by minutes, you must use a separator. Entered seconds are only displayed if the time formats that you selected in SSA ERP and in Windows both display seconds. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000060" role="manual">Formats of dates and times</Link>.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>If you have selected a 12 hour format in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Regional Settings</GUIRef> of the Windows <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Control Panel</GUIRef>, hours between 12 and 24 are converted to the 12 hour format, followed by the selected AM and PM symbols to indicate the day part.</Paragraph>
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		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Example: To enter a whole hour</SectionTitle>
			<TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TH>Enter</TH>
						<TH>Result</TH>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD>12</TD>
						<TD>12:00:00</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD>9</TD>
						<TD>09:00:00</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD>11.5</TD>
						<TD>11:05:00</TD>
					</TR>
					<TR><TD>18.45.5</TD>
						<TD>18:45:05, or 6:45:05 PM</TD>
					</TR>
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			</TABLE>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000008" role="manual">To enter a date</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000060" role="manual">Formats of dates and times</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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