$bean                = BeanFactory::newBean($module_name);
            $bean_field_defs = $bean->field_defs[$field_name];                    
            if($bean_field_defs['type'] == "date"){
                $actual_user_date = $user_date->format('Y-m-d');                
            }
            else{
                $actual_user_date_1 = $user_date->format('Y-m-d');
                $actual_user_date = $this->convert_to_gmt($actual_user_date_1." 00:00:00");                
            }