Datetime control throwing "Not a valid date value" exception when the user enters the date in "MMddyyyy" format
Hi,
We are using DateTime control as Text+calender and type as Date and when the user enters Date manually as "MMddyyyy" and click on the button Pega is throwing an Invalid date value message at the bottom of the field which blinks for a second and then sets the value to "mm/dd/yyyy". For this reason I need to click on the button twice to proceed.
eg: user entered 03022014. on click of submit button "Not a valid date value" blinks for a second and then the value is set as 3/2/2014.next when i click on submit i am able to proceed. We are using Pega 7.1.8 version
Can you suggest how to handle this so that the user can proceed on a single click
Thanks,
Santhi
Blue Rose Technologies GmbH
BE
Hi,
With regular Date type property, MMDDYYYY will be treated as incorrect date format and system prompts with this error message "Not a valid date value".
Could you please have a look on the below article :
https://collaborate.pega.com/question/how-allow-user-input-date-format-mmddyyyy
Please let me know if it helps.
Pegasystems Inc.
IN
Hi Akshay,
I tried the same way using a datatransform but it did not resolve my issue. It is still throwing the same error which blinks and then sets the value and I have to click the button twice.
Thanks,
Santhi
Techmahindra
IN
Hello Santhi,
Are you able to try this behavior on UI gallery?
Please try and let us know the results.
However as per User Experience I suggest that you just have date picker rather than entering values directly.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Shanthini Charles
Blue Rose Technologies GmbH
BE
Hi Santhi,
Is this behaviour only observed when you enter the date manually or if you choose the date from datepicker too ?
Please update us with the information.
Techmahindra
IN
Hi Mahesh,
As mentioned earlier for better user experience please ensure you use a date picker.
However let us the exact usecase why you want to enter values manually and also providing a date picker?
Regards,
Shanthini Charles
Pegasystems Inc.
IN
Hi Shanthini
Business wants to allow the users to either choose the datepicker or provide an option to enter the date manually in mmddyyyy or mmddyy formats
Thanks,
Santhi