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<dl>
<dt><a href="#" class="oe_import_toggle">
- What can I do when the Import preview table isn't
+ Why don't CSV file use my date format?
+ </a></dt>
+ <dd>
+ <p>Because CSV files are used internally and in
+ multiple external processes, interoperability is a
+ significant issue. To limit incorrect
+ interpretation of data, they are strictly limited
+ to dates following <a
+ href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">the
+ ISO 8601 format</a></p>.<p>For more familiar or
+ flexible formatting, use Excel files, date cells
+ are stored as genuine dates and the familiar and
+ locale-aware display of dates is independent from
+ the way it is stored.</p>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt><a href="#" class="oe_import_toggle">
+ What can I do when the Import preview table isn't
displayed correctly?</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>By default the Import preview is set on commas as