# Setting the dates to use

There is no need to use the Settings module. If you do not, then the following is assumed:

if a layer has fields named StartDT & EndDt or StartDate & EndDate (case independent) in an appropriate format, then these will be used as the start and end dates to filter that layer;

if a layer has a field named Date (case independent) in an appropriate format, then this will be used as the both start and end dates to filter that layer;

the date format used for display will be Day/Month/Year unless only integer date fields are found, in which case only years are displayed;

if a table named Commentary is found with a text field Commentary, then this will be used as the commentary table & field provided the table also has valid date fields.

If you wish to use field names other than the defaults above or change the the default date type or date display format, then you need to use the Settings module.

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