If ENFORC8 environment variable is set (to any values), the BURP routines dealing with date variables, such as MRBINI, MRBHDR, MRBUPD, MFRLOC, MRFPRM etc., will only accept and return 8 digit date variables in the format YYYYMMDD.
Beginning at January 1 2000, BURP routines will always return 8 digit date variables.