You use a DATETIME variable to store an ABL date and time, and a DATETIME-TZ variable to store an ABL date and time, as well as a time zone value. The Debugger displays DATETIME and DATETIME-TZ variables based on the current date format specified by the DATE-FORMAT attribute for the session (typically mdy or dmy). The Debugger also interprets DATETIME and DATETIME-TZ variable assignments in this way.

You can assign a new value to a DATETIME or DATETIME-TZ variable by editing its value.