Application Conventions

This is a collection of conventions, rules and limitations employed in dataZoa

USER NAME:
- Must start with a letter, contain only letters, numbers, and underscores (“_”), and have at least 6 characters.
- Not case-sensitive.
PASSWORD:
- Any combination of between 6 and 25 characters.
- Case sensitive

SERIES KEY:
- Used to identify a particular data series as stored in dataZoa.
- Globally unique.
- Composed of user name followed by forward slash followed by eight digits (user_name/12345678)
- Maximum number of series keys per user account is one hundred million (100,000,000)
SERIES TITLE:
- Up to 400 characters long,
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SERIES PER EXPORT:
- 200

MAXIMUM CHARACTERS IN NAME:
- 127
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GROUPLIST NAMES SHOWN:
- 2500
- This does not limit the actual number of grouplists, only the number displayed in the User Interface dropdown list.

Non-Numeric Type	Meaning	String to enter as Input	String displayed as Output
No Data	Data point is known not to exist	##ND##	ND
Non-Disclosed Data	Data point exists but is not being shown	##NDD##	NDD
Not Available	Data may exist but is not available	##NA##	NA

Non-Numeric Type	Meaning	String to enter as Input	String displayed as Output
No Data	Data point is known not to exist	##ND##	ND
Non-Disclosed Data	Data point exists but is not being shown	##NDD##	NDD
Not Available	Data may exist but is not available	##NA##	NA

EARLIEST DATE:
- Because of the calendar discontinuity introduced at the Gregorian transition, the earliest year that can be stored accurately to the day is 1753.
- Non accurate dates can begin as early as 1/1/1000.
LATEST DATE:
- 12/31/9999
PERIODICITIES (FREQUENCIES):
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Semiannual
- Annual
- Irregular

WORKBENCH PAGESIZE:
- The number of series titles listed in the Workbench view can range from 5 - 500, as set in Account Controls Preferences tab.
DZBOARD CAPTION STRINGS:
- Maximum 32,000 characters