3693655 - Preview Mode does not Display "Invalid Date Format" Error Message for Empty Date Fields Transmitted as '000000' via ERP (ProAxia Connector)

• When an ERP User-Defined Field (UDF) of type Date contains an empty date value, the ProAxia Connector transmits it to SAP as "000000" (not NULL), by design.
• This causes a behavioral inconsistency between Standard (non-preview) Mode and Preview Mode in the 'Master Data Management' (MDM) at 'Equipment' screen:
  
  Fig. 1: Standard Mode (Non-Preview): "Invalid Date Format" error message is displayed for the affected UDF date field
  
  
  Fig. 2: Preview Mode: No error message — the date field appears empty/blank (error is silently suppressed) 

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UDF field, invalid date format, preview mode, non-preview mode, empty date, date, error message, 000000, null date handling, ProAxia Connector, Master Data Management, MDM, Equipment, ERP Integration, User-Defined Field, date validation, SAP MDM , KBA , CEC-SRV-FSM-MDM , FSM Master Data Management , Known Error