diff --git a/AstuteSystem/src/main/java/com/astute/resources/POResource.java b/AstuteSystem/src/main/java/com/astute/resources/POResource.java
index 9233b21..8bc2861 100644
--- a/AstuteSystem/src/main/java/com/astute/resources/POResource.java
+++ b/AstuteSystem/src/main/java/com/astute/resources/POResource.java
@@ -29,12 +29,7 @@ public class POResource {
                                 @QueryParam("ContractNum") String contractNum,
                                 @QueryParam("PODate") String PODate, String astuteProjectNumber)
             throws AstuteException, ParseException {
-        Date date = null;
-        if (PODate != null) {
-            SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
-            date = new java.sql.Date(df.parse(PODate).getTime());
-        }
-        return new ApiResponse(POService.getPOMaster(PONum, contractNum, date, astuteProjectNumber)).toResponse();
+       return new ApiResponse(POService.getPOMaster(PONum, contractNum, PODate, astuteProjectNumber)).toResponse();
     }
 
     @Path("/detail")
@@ -48,13 +43,9 @@ public class POResource {
     @PUT
     public Response updatePOMaster(@PathParam("PONum") String PONum, POMasterRequest request)
             throws AstuteException, ParseException {
-        Date date = null;
-        if (request.getPODate() != null) {
-            String dateStr = request.getPODate();
-            SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
-            date = new java.sql.Date(df.parse(dateStr).getTime());
-        }
-        POService.updatePOMaster(PONum, request.getContractNum(), date, request.getContractAmt(), request.getAstuteProjectNumber(), request.getTitle());
+        System.out.println("PODate in Resource is "+ request.getPODate());
+
+        POService.updatePOMaster(PONum, request.getContractNum(), request.getPODate(), request.getContractAmt(), request.getAstuteProjectNumber(), request.getTitle());
         return new ApiResponse(ApiResponse.UPDATE_ACCESS_SUCESS).toResponse();
     }
 
@@ -70,14 +61,8 @@ public class POResource {
     @POST
     public Response createPOMaster(POMasterRequest request)
             throws AstuteException, ParseException {
-        String dateStr = request.getPODate();
-        Date date = null;
-        if (dateStr != null) {
-            SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
-            date = new java.sql.Date(df.parse(dateStr).getTime());
-        }
 
-        POService.createPOMaster(request.getPoNum(), request.getContractNum(), date, request.getContractAmt(), request.getCustomerId(), request.getAstuteProjectNumber(),request.getTitle());
+        POService.createPOMaster(request.getPoNum(), request.getContractNum(), request.getPODate(), request.getContractAmt(), request.getCustomerId(), request.getAstuteProjectNumber(),request.getTitle());
         return new ApiResponse(ApiResponse.UPDATE_ACCESS_SUCESS).toResponse();
     }
     @Path("/detail")