diff --git a/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html b/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html
index 79ea1cfb0..2557ab500 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html
+++ b/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@
 
     <ng-container matColumnDef="debit">
       <th mat-header-cell class="center" *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header> Debit </th>
-      <td mat-cell class="r-amount" *matCellDef="let transaction"><span *ngIf="transaction.entryType.value === 'DEBIT'"> {{ (transaction.currency.displaySymbol || transaction.currency.code) }} {{ transaction.amount | number }} </span></td>
+      <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let transaction"><span *ngIf="transaction.entryType.value === 'DEBIT'"> {{ (transaction.currency.displaySymbol || transaction.currency.code) }} {{ transaction.amount | number }} </span></td>
     </ng-container>
 
     <ng-container matColumnDef="credit">
       <th mat-header-cell class="center" *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header> Credit </th>
-      <td mat-cell class="r-amount" *matCellDef="let transaction"><span *ngIf="transaction.entryType.value === 'CREDIT'"> {{ (transaction.currency.displaySymbol || transaction.currency.code) }} {{ transaction.amount | number }} </span></td>
+      <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let transaction"><span *ngIf="transaction.entryType.value === 'CREDIT'"> {{ (transaction.currency.displaySymbol || transaction.currency.code) }} {{ transaction.amount | number }} </span></td>
     </ng-container>
 
     <tr mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="displayedColumns"></tr>
diff --git a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.html b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.html
index 2e8863434..db8548214 100644
--- a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.html
+++ b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.html
@@ -14,11 +14,25 @@
           </mat-form-field>
 
           <mat-form-field>
-            <mat-label>Configuration Value</mat-label>
-            <input matInput required type="number" formControlName="value">
-            <mat-error *ngIf="configurationForm.controls.value.hasError('required')">
-              Configuration Value is <strong>required</strong>
-            </mat-error>
+            <mat-label>Description</mat-label>
+            <textarea matInput formControlName="description" cdkTextareaAutosize cdkAutosizeMinRows="2"></textarea>
+          </mat-form-field>
+
+          <mat-form-field>
+            <mat-label>Number Value</mat-label>
+            <input matInput type="number" formControlName="value">
+          </mat-form-field>
+
+          <mat-form-field>
+            <mat-label>String Value</mat-label>
+            <input matInput formControlName="stringValue">
+          </mat-form-field>
+
+          <mat-form-field fxFlex="48%" (click)="configurationDatePicker.open()">
+            <mat-label>Date Value</mat-label>
+            <input matInput [min]="minDate" [max]="maxDate" [matDatepicker]="configurationDatePicker" formControlName="dateValue">
+            <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="configurationDatePicker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
+            <mat-datepicker #configurationDatePicker></mat-datepicker>
           </mat-form-field>
 
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.ts b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.ts
index 4a66ef7f2..27cee54b8 100644
--- a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/edit-configuration/edit-configuration.component.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { SettingsService } from 'app/settings/settings.service';
 
 /** Custom Services */
 import { SystemService } from '../../../system.service';
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ import { SystemService } from '../../../system.service';
 })
 export class EditConfigurationComponent implements OnInit {
 
+  /** Minimum transaction date allowed. */
+  minDate = new Date(2000, 0, 1);
+  /** Maximum transaction date allowed. */
+  maxDate = new Date();
+
   /** Global Configuration form. */
   configurationForm: FormGroup;
   /** Configuration. */
@@ -25,11 +31,13 @@ export class EditConfigurationComponent implements OnInit {
    * Retrieves the configuration data from `resolve`.
    * @param {FormBuilder} formBuilder Form Builder.
    * @param {SystemService} systemService System Service.
+   * @param {SettingsService} settingsService Setting Service.
    * @param {ActivatedRoute} route Activated Route.
    * @param {Router} router Router for navigation.
    */
   constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
               private systemService: SystemService,
+              private settingsService: SettingsService,
               private route: ActivatedRoute,
               private router: Router) {
     this.route.data.subscribe((data: { configuration: any }) => {
@@ -41,6 +49,7 @@ export class EditConfigurationComponent implements OnInit {
    * Creates and sets the configuration form.
    */
   ngOnInit() {
+    this.maxDate = this.settingsService.businessDate;
     this.createConfigurationForm();
   }
 
@@ -50,7 +59,10 @@ export class EditConfigurationComponent implements OnInit {
   createConfigurationForm() {
     this.configurationForm = this.formBuilder.group({
       'name': [{ value: this.configuration.name, disabled: true }, Validators.required],
-      'value': [this.configuration.value, Validators.required]
+      'description': [{ value: this.configuration.description, disabled: true }],
+      'value': [this.configuration.value],
+      'stringValue': [this.configuration.stringValue],
+      'dateValue': [this.configuration.dateValue]
     });
   }
 
@@ -59,11 +71,23 @@ export class EditConfigurationComponent implements OnInit {
    * if successful redirects to view all global configurations.
    */
   submit() {
-    this.systemService
-      .updateConfiguration(this.configuration.id, this.configurationForm.value)
-      .subscribe((response: any) => {
-        this.router.navigate(['../../'], { relativeTo: this.route });
-      });
+    if (this.configurationForm.value.value != null || this.configurationForm.value.stringValue != null || this.configurationForm.value.dateValue != null) {
+      const payload = {
+        ...this.configurationForm.value
+      };
+      if (this.configurationForm.value.dateValue != null) {
+        payload.locale = this.settingsService.language.code;
+        payload.dateFormat = this.settingsService.dateFormat;
+      } else {
+        delete payload.dateValue;
+      }
+
+      this.systemService
+        .updateConfiguration(this.configuration.id, payload)
+        .subscribe((response: any) => {
+          this.router.navigate(['../../'], { relativeTo: this.route });
+        });
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.html b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.html
index 8a24cf65f..aa463937d 100644
--- a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.html
+++ b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.html
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
         <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let configuration"> {{ configuration.value }}</td>
       </ng-container>
 
+      <ng-container matColumnDef="stringValue">
+        <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header> String Value </th>
+        <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let configuration"> {{ configuration.stringValue }}</td>
+      </ng-container>
+
+      <ng-container matColumnDef="dateValue">
+        <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header> Date Value </th>
+        <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let configuration"> {{ configuration.dateValue | dateFormat }}</td>
+      </ng-container>
+
       <ng-container matColumnDef="edit">
         <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Edit </th>
         <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let configuration">
diff --git a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.ts b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.ts
index e50e0d72b..3287b8149 100644
--- a/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/system/configurations/global-configurations-tab/global-configurations-tab.component.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class GlobalConfigurationsTabComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   /** Configuration data. */
   configurationData: any;
   /** Columns to be displayed in configurations table. */
-  displayedColumns: string[] = ['name', 'enabled', 'value', 'edit'];
+  displayedColumns: string[] = ['name', 'enabled', 'value', 'stringValue', 'dateValue', 'edit'];
   /** Data source for configurations table. */
   dataSource: MatTableDataSource<any>;
 
diff --git a/src/app/system/manage-jobs/cob-workflow/cob-workflow.component.ts b/src/app/system/manage-jobs/cob-workflow/cob-workflow.component.ts
index 7580cbc9d..b14943d0f 100644
--- a/src/app/system/manage-jobs/cob-workflow/cob-workflow.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/system/manage-jobs/cob-workflow/cob-workflow.component.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { SystemService } from 'app/system/system.service';
 })
 export class CobWorkflowComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
-  waitTime: number = 30000;
+  waitTime = 30000;
 
   isCatchUpRunning = false;
   /** Timer to refetch COB Catch-Up status every 5 seconds */
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export class CobWorkflowComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   getCOBCatchUpStatus(): void {
     this.systemService.getCOBCatchUpStatus().subscribe((response: any) => {
       this.isCatchUpRunning = response.isCatchUpRunning;
+      if (!this.isCatchUpRunning) {
+        this.waitTime = 30000;
+      }
     });
     this.timer = setTimeout(() => { this.getCOBCatchUpStatus(); }, this.waitTime);
   }