diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js b/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
index e30975402..78e21ec02 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import { Utility } from '../../core/utility';
 
 const FORM_DATE_FORMAT = 'yyyy-mm-dd"T"HH:MM:ss';
 
+/* TODO:
+- DONE define a map of form id to instance lists
+- DONE define a function that formats all dates of a form with a specified id
+- WIP call this function where formdata appears in mass-input.js, async-form.js and async-table.js
+*/
+
 const DATEPICKER_UTIL_SELECTOR = 'input[type="date"], input[type="time"], input[type="datetime-local"]';
 
 const DATEPICKER_INITIALIZED_CLASS = 'datepicker--initialized';
@@ -30,10 +36,13 @@ const DATEPICKER_CONFIG = {
 })
 export class Datepicker {
 
+  // singleton Map that maps a formID to a Map of Datepicker objects
+  static datepickerCollections;
+
   datepickerInstance;
+  _element;
 
   constructor(element) {
-
     if (!element) {
       throw new Error('Datepicker utility needs to be passed an element!');
     }
@@ -42,17 +51,37 @@ export class Datepicker {
       return false;
     }
 
+    // initialize datepickerCollections singleton if not already done
+    if (!Datepicker.datepickerCollections) {
+      Datepicker.datepickerCollections = new Map();
+    }
+
+    this._element = element;
+
+    // get all relevant config options for this datepicker type
     const datepickerGlobalConfig = DATEPICKER_CONFIG['global'];
-    const datepickerConfig = DATEPICKER_CONFIG[element.getAttribute('type')];
+    const datepickerConfig = DATEPICKER_CONFIG[this._element.getAttribute('type')];
 
     if (!datepickerConfig) {
       throw new Error('Datepicker utility called on unsupported element!');
     }
 
-    this.datepickerInstance = datetime(element, { ...datepickerGlobalConfig, ...datepickerConfig });
+    // initialize tail.datetime (datepicker) instance
+    this.datepickerInstance = datetime(this._element, { ...datepickerGlobalConfig, ...datepickerConfig });
 
-    // mark initialized
-    element.classList.add(DATEPICKER_INITIALIZED_CLASS);
+    // register this datepicker instance with the formID of the given element in the datepicker collection
+    const formID = this._element.form.id;
+    const elemID = this._element.id;
+    if (!Datepicker.datepickerCollections.has(formID)) {
+      // insert a new key value pair if the formID key is not there already
+      Datepicker.datepickerCollections.set(formID, new Map([[elemID, this]]));
+    } else {
+      // otherwise, insert this instance into the Map
+      Datepicker.datepickerCollections.get(formID).set(elemID, this);
+    }
+
+    // mark the form input element as initialized
+    this._element.classList.add(DATEPICKER_INITIALIZED_CLASS);
 
     // close the instance if something other than the instance was clicked (i.e. if the target is not within the datepicker instance and if any previously clicked calendar view was replaced (is not in the window anymore) because it was clicked). YES, I KNOW
     window.addEventListener('click', event => {
@@ -62,20 +91,25 @@ export class Datepicker {
     });
 
     // close the datepicker on escape keydown events
-    element.addEventListener('keydown', event => {
+    this._element.addEventListener('keydown', event => {
       if (event.keyCode === 27) {
         this.datepickerInstance.close();
       }
     });
 
-    // format the dates before submission
-    element.form.addEventListener('submit', () => {
-      if (!this.datepickerInstance.select && !element.value) return;
-      element.value = dateFormat(this.datepickerInstance.select, FORM_DATE_FORMAT);
-    });
+    // format the date value of the form input element of this datepicker before form submission
+    this._element.form.addEventListener('submit', () => this.formatElementValue());
   }
 
   destroy() {
     this.datepickerInstance.destroy();
   }
-}
+
+  /**
+   * Formats the value of this input element from datepicker format (i.e. DATEPICKER_CONFIG.dateFormat + " " + datetime.defaults.timeFormat) to Uni2work internal date format (i.e. FORM_DATE_FORMAT) required for form submission
+   */
+  formatElementValue() {
+    if (!this.datepickerInstance.select || !this._element.value) return;
+    this._element.value = dateFormat(this.datepickerInstance.select, FORM_DATE_FORMAT);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/jsconfig.json b/jsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af7dc41f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "experimentalDecorators": true
+  },
+}
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