```ruby
module ApplicationHelper
	def format_date(date)
		date.strftime("%m/%d/%y")
	end
end
```

Update 'format_date()' to handle empty date fields
user
```ruby
module ApplicationHelper
	def format_date(date)
		if date
			date.strftime("%m/%d/%y")
		else
			'--'
		end
	end
end
```
assistant