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question asked: Jan 22 '16, 12:47 a.m.
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CSV Import gives wrong dates in Region 'French(France)' as the date format is not supported by RTC.

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Shreya J (13●2) | asked Jan 22 '16, 12:47 a.m.
When I tried to import a CSV in French(France) regional setting, all dates for these work items were messed up. When I imported the same CSV in 'English (United States) region, the work items showed correct dates. Any solution to fix this issue?

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Simon Washbrook (672●1●6) | answered Jan 22 '16, 2:42 a.m.
Bonjour Shreya,

Unfortunately there is no specification for the CSV format apart from RFC 4180 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180) which does not specify how dates should be formatted. The problem of date format also applies to exporting dates from RTC to CSV and importing them to Excel. See:

https://jazz.net/jazz/web/projects/Rational%20Team%20Concert#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.viewWorkItem&id=354917

The only solution is to format the dates correctly before the import. If you are using Excel this is easy with the Format Cell function or using a macro. You should choose either the American format or the more universal ISO 8601 format :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

i.e. yyyy-mm-dd

Enjoy, Simon
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Shreya J commented Feb 04 '16, 5:37 a.m.

Bonjour Simon!

Thanks a lot for your prompt and correct answer.

Shreya J commented Feb 04 '16, 5:39 a.m.

Bonjour Simon!

Thanks a lot for your prompt and correct answer.

- Shreya

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