diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html
index d2d92bff8..184941faf 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ng-container *ngIf="configService.listingMode$ | async as mode">
     <div
-        (mousedown)="handleClick($event)"
         (click)="editFileAttribute($event)"
+        (mousedown)="handleClick($event)"
         [ngClass]="{ 'workflow-attribute': mode === 'workflow' }"
         class="file-attribute"
     >
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
             <b *ngIf="mode === 'workflow' && !isInEditMode"> {{ fileAttribute.label }}: </b>
             <span
                 *ngIf="!isDate; else date"
-                [ngClass]="{ hide: isInEditMode, 'clamp-3': mode !== 'workflow' }"
                 [matTooltip]="fileAttributeValue"
+                [ngClass]="{ hide: isInEditMode, 'clamp-3': mode !== 'workflow' }"
             >
                 {{ fileAttributeValue || '-' }}</span
             >
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <ng-template #input>
-        <div [ngClass]="{ 'workflow-edit-input': mode === 'workflow' }" class="edit-input">
+        <div (click)="$event.stopPropagation()" [ngClass]="{ 'workflow-edit-input': mode === 'workflow' }" class="edit-input">
             <form (ngSubmit)="form.valid && save()" [formGroup]="form">
                 <iqser-dynamic-input
                     (closedDatepicker)="closedDatepicker = $event"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
index 9ebabc405..8af4f5c59 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier-overview/components/file-attribute/file-attribute.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Component, HostListener, Input, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { Dossier, File, FileAttributeConfigTypes, IFileAttributeConfig } from '@red/domain';
-import { BaseFormComponent, Debounce, HelpModeService, ListingService, Toaster } from '@iqser/common-ui';
+import { BaseFormComponent, HelpModeService, ListingService, Toaster } from '@iqser/common-ui';
 import { PermissionsService } from '@services/permissions.service';
-import { FormBuilder, UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
+import { AbstractControl, FormBuilder, UntypedFormGroup, ValidatorFn } from '@angular/forms';
 import { FileAttributesService } from '@services/entity-services/file-attributes.service';
 import { firstValueFrom, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { FilesService } from '@services/files/files.service';
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnDestr
 
     isInEditMode = false;
     closedDatepicker = true;
-    readonly #subscriptions = new Subscription();
     readonly shouldClose$ = this.fileAttributesService.isEditingFileAttribute$.pipe(
         tap(value => {
             if (
@@ -39,6 +38,23 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnDestr
             }
         }),
     );
+    readonly #subscriptions = new Subscription();
+
+    get isDate(): boolean {
+        return this.fileAttribute.type === FileAttributeConfigTypes.DATE;
+    }
+
+    get isNumber(): boolean {
+        return this.fileAttribute.type === FileAttributeConfigTypes.NUMBER;
+    }
+
+    get isText(): boolean {
+        return this.fileAttribute.type === FileAttributeConfigTypes.TEXT;
+    }
+
+    get fileAttributeValue(): string {
+        return this.file.fileAttributes.attributeIdToValue[this.fileAttribute.id];
+    }
 
     constructor(
         router: Router,
@@ -62,15 +78,6 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnDestr
         this.#subscriptions.add(sub2.subscribe());
     }
 
-    get isDate(): boolean {
-        return this.fileAttribute.type === FileAttributeConfigTypes.DATE;
-    }
-
-    get fileAttributeValue(): string {
-        return this.file.fileAttributes.attributeIdToValue[this.fileAttribute.id];
-    }
-
-    @Debounce(50)
     @HostListener('document:click')
     clickOutside() {
         if (this.isInEditMode && this.closedDatepicker) {
@@ -164,16 +171,40 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnDestr
             config[key] = [dayjs(attrValue, 'YYYY-MM-DD', true).isValid() ? dayjs(attrValue).toDate() : attrValue];
         });
         return this._formBuilder.group(config, {
-            validators: control =>
-                (!control.get(this.fileAttribute.id)?.value?.trim().length && !this.fileAttributeValue) ||
-                control.get(this.fileAttribute.id)?.value === this.fileAttributeValue
-                    ? { emptyString: true }
-                    : null,
+            validators: [this.#checkEmptyInput(), this.#checkDate()],
         });
     }
 
+    #checkEmptyInput(): ValidatorFn {
+        return (control: AbstractControl) =>
+            (this.isText && !control.get(this.fileAttribute.id)?.value?.trim().length && !this.fileAttributeValue) ||
+            control.get(this.fileAttribute.id)?.value === this.fileAttributeValue
+                ? { emptyString: true }
+                : null;
+    }
+
+    #checkDate(): ValidatorFn {
+        return (control: AbstractControl) => {
+            const expr = new RegExp('(0?[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])(/|.)(0?[1-9]|1[12])(/|.)\\d{2}');
+            return this.isDate
+                ? (!expr.test(control.get(this.fileAttribute.id)?.value) && control.get(this.fileAttribute.id)?.value?.length) ||
+                  this.#formatAttributeValue(control.get(this.fileAttribute.id)?.value) === this.fileAttributeValue
+                    ? { invalidDate: true }
+                    : null
+                : null;
+        };
+    }
+
     #formatAttributeValue(attrValue) {
-        return this.isDate ? attrValue && dayjs(attrValue).format('YYYY-MM-DD') : attrValue.trim().replaceAll(/\s\s+/g, ' ');
+        if (this.isDate) {
+            return attrValue && dayjs(attrValue).format('YYYY-MM-DD');
+        }
+
+        if (this.isText) {
+            return attrValue.trim().replaceAll(/\s\s+/g, ' ');
+        }
+
+        return attrValue;
     }
 
     #toggleEdit(): void {
@@ -191,9 +222,16 @@ export class FileAttributeComponent extends BaseFormComponent implements OnDestr
     }
 
     #focusOnEditInput(): void {
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            const input = document.getElementById(this.fileAttribute.id);
-            input?.focus();
-        }, 100);
+        if (this.isDate || this.isText) {
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                const input = document.getElementById(this.fileAttribute.id) as HTMLInputElement;
+                if (!input) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                const end = input.value.length;
+                input.setSelectionRange(end, end);
+                input.focus();
+            }, 100);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/CustomDateAdapter.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/CustomDateAdapter.ts
index 44edb6b08..e2a9337cf 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/CustomDateAdapter.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/CustomDateAdapter.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { DateAdapter, MAT_DATE_LOCALE } from '@angular/material/core';
 import dayjs, { Dayjs } from 'dayjs';
 import utc from 'dayjs/plugin/utc';
 import localeData from 'dayjs/plugin/localeData';
-import LocalizedFormat from 'dayjs/plugin/localizedFormat';
+import localizedFormat from 'dayjs/plugin/localizedFormat';
 import customParseFormat from 'dayjs/plugin/customParseFormat';
 
 export interface DayJsDateAdapterOptions {
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ export class CustomDateAdapter extends DateAdapter<Dayjs> {
     }
 
     createDate(year: number, month: number, date: number): Dayjs {
-        const returnDayjs = this._dayJs().set('year', year).set('month', month).set('date', date);
-        return returnDayjs;
+        return this._dayJs().set('year', year).set('month', month).set('date', date);
     }
 
     today(): Dayjs {
@@ -145,8 +144,9 @@ export class CustomDateAdapter extends DateAdapter<Dayjs> {
 
     parse(value: any, parseFormat: string): Dayjs | null {
         if (value && typeof value === 'string') {
-            return this._dayJs(value, dayjs().localeData().longDateFormat(parseFormat), this.locale);
+            return dayjs(value, parseFormat);
         }
+        // todo: is this necessary?
         return value ? this._dayJs(value).locale(this.locale) : null;
     }
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class CustomDateAdapter extends DateAdapter<Dayjs> {
             dayjs.extend(utc);
         }
 
-        dayjs.extend(LocalizedFormat);
+        dayjs.extend(localizedFormat);
         dayjs.extend(customParseFormat);
         dayjs.extend(localeData);