# EDI 850 2040 schema date format Error

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-850-2040-schema-date-format-error/109521>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** EDI\
**Created:** [February 28, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-850-2040-schema-date-format-error/109521 "2008-02-28T21:11:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![varma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ea5d25/32.png) [@varma](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/varma)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-850-2040-schema-date-format-error/109521/1 "2008-02-28T21:11:24Z")

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Hi,

When iam creating EDI 850 2040 schema…and validating the schema with sample text doc…All my input date type is converting in to wrong format like(EX:i/p::060601.o/p::06/01/06),I Dont want it to be converted by default.And it shud remain same as i/p.Please try 2 giv me some solution.

Regards,  
Varma

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**Author:** ![reamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@reamon](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/reamon)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-850-2040-schema-date-format-error/109521/2 "2008-02-28T21:41:42Z")

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Review the formatting services description in the EDI documentation. You can disable formatting where desired.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-850-2040-schema-date-format-error/109521/3 "2021-04-02T15:05:44Z")

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