How to Identify and Complete CEDAR Date Type Fields

How to identify a date type field

When you click into a field, you will see “MM/dd/yyyy” text in light gray text in the field, and a calendar icon to the just to the right of the field.

How to complete a date type field

A date field accepts a single date value in MM/DD/YYYY format. See instructions to provide a date value in the required format below.

  • Manual entry:
    • Click into the field
    • Type in your date in MM/DD/YYYY format
    • If the date you entered is successfully validated, a white checkmark in a green circle will appear at the far right of the field (If validation is unsuccessful, a white exclamation point in a yellow triangle will appear at the far right of the field and a "Invalid temporal value" message will appear below the date field)
    • Click “OK” to submit your date value once it is successfully validated
  • Calendar icon entry:
    • Click the calendar icon to the right of the date field.
    • Use the forward and back arrows in the calendar that pops up to find and select your date
    • The same validation mechanism as for manual entry (see above) apply here
    • Click “OK” to submit your date value once it is successfully validated