| ## Analyze screen, report, and form changes

Specify the modifications to expand date fields in screens, reports, and forms. Also consider the impact on screen scraping: if you modify the date fields, make commiserate changes in any associated screen-scraping programs.

- Expand date fields within the physical limits
  - Handle sorts and breaks if you are using a windowing or compression approach
  - Deal with size limits if you are expanding date fields.
- Translate between storage and input and output date formats
- Modify pre-printed and electronic forms

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