I have a date saved in my table and want to display the date written in "dd.mm.yy" format. For this I use a "drop-down calendar". I also tried the text-tool by typing <<Semester_DSH::Datum schriftliche Teilprüfung>> in it, but the behaviour is exactly the same.
The problem is that, somehow, the date is not shown and seems empty (not a default date, just nothingness). My predecessor set this up and was aware of it, but not able to fix this issue. He implemented a "fix"-button which temporarily changes the date in the database and immediatly sets it back to its original value. This workaround fixes all references to this table, for the whole session. It is apparently not important which date is changed.
Why does the table need to be refreshed for the date to show up, and how can I make the date references work immediatly without having to press a button?
I’ve got a feeling your date field is set as a global field which is why it starts empty. Also in a drop down calendar you can format the date however you want but when using text and a merge field it is always formatted however it was entered.