# Error message during validation **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [July 17, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/error-message-during-validation/1870 "2024-07-17T13:23:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Grant](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/grant/32/4255_2.png) [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/error-message-during-validation/1870/4 "2024-08-01T17:08:01Z")
Hi @ZoeChristen, Sorry for the delay– this one was tricky to solve. The issue here was that the `determinedDate` field in the Determination table’s schema was using a field format that it could not properly resolve. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/2/2627267cb17f8be39930fcae0532c579603cd542.png) **I’ve resolved this on your database.** You should be able to continue working with that data set! The format was set to be purely numeric where it should be simply unformatted. Behind-the-scenes, the fields display the date format decided by the [database date format](https://speciforum.org/t/configure-database-date-format/1109) configuration. To not use the ‘accessible’ date pickers determined by your browser, you can either double-click the date field to enter the date directly in that format or go to [User Preferences](https://speciforum.org/t/user-tools-menu/536) and disable the accessible date picker. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/6/68682c5f38c43aa6f8347a265355dc5fbaebf93b.png) If you disable the accessible date picker setting, you will see the format configured for your database in your date fields: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/1/168d2dbc224e08e826fbe2ca1229ea73a96622d1.png) --- _[View the full topic](https://speciforum.org/t/error-message-during-validation/1870)._