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Yes, this is totally correct. I regularly have AONE4s issued, starting in CPT, and book the first two sectors (CPT-JNB-LHR) on the date I require, then put in dummy dates for the rest of the tickets, subsequently changing them when I know my actual travel itinerary. As long as the airport codes remain unaltered, you can change the dates without an additional fee (but only after making your first journey). You are only limited by each airlines' timetables: AA & JL 331 days ahead, BA & CX 355 days ahead. So effectively you have another 11+ months travel after your first international sector.
Yes, but by putting in dummy dates you are in fact making reservations.
Calchas is implying you can still have open-dated segments, which is what you could do back in the days of paper tickets (and the Oneworld Explorer fare rules still allow)
but it is my understanding that electronic ticketing does not allow open-dated segments