# Update the System Date

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/update-the-system-date/79281>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [October 17, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/update-the-system-date/79281 "2008-10-17T16:14:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Breen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5e925/32.png) [@Peter\_Breen](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Peter_Breen)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/update-the-system-date/79281/1 "2008-10-17T16:14:17Z")

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I want to be able to amend the system date for my current session.

I know I can change it when starting natural using either “DD+” or “DD-” but I was wondering if anyone knew how to amend it within a session without having to re-start natural?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/update-the-system-date/79281/2 "2021-04-02T14:51:03Z")

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