From e2325e4ca3be373871295972ed052b336ae50abf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "venkatesh.r" <venkatesh.r@venbainfotech.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:27:12 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] FIX_ISSUE_OF_LEAD_REMINDER_DATE

---
 app/Controllers/LeadsController.php | 19 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php b/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php
index c09b0e43..ff4aa2cd 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php
@@ -447,7 +447,14 @@ class LeadsController extends BaseController
             'status' => [
                 'rules'  => 'required',
                 'errors' => ['required' => 'Status is required']
-            ]
+            ],
+            'next_reminder_date' => [
+                'label'  => 'Next Reminder Date',
+                'rules'  => 'permit_empty|valid_date[d/m/Y]',
+                'errors' => [
+                    'valid_date' => 'The {field} must be in the format DD/MM/YYYY.'
+                ]
+            ],
         ];
 
         foreach ($postData as $key => $value) {
@@ -715,9 +722,13 @@ class LeadsController extends BaseController
                 $data['source_policy_end_date'] = null;
             }
 
-            //convert the date
-            if (!empty($data['next_reminder_date'])) {
-                $data['next_reminder_date'] =  change_date_format($data['next_reminder_date']);
+            // convert the date
+            // Clean the input and handle empty strings
+            $reminderDate = trim($data['next_reminder_date'] ?? '');
+
+            if ($reminderDate !== '' && $reminderDate != null && $reminderDate != 0) {
+                $convertedDate = change_date_format($reminderDate);
+                $data['next_reminder_date'] = $convertedDate ?: null;
             } else {
                 $data['next_reminder_date'] = null;
             }