I am not sure if I am setting the date (or number) values correctly (see below). The number columns such as QTY Received and pricing are recognized in searchbuilder and by default offer condition values such as Greater/Less Than and Between. The date received column is recognized as text no matter the returned format (mm/dd/yyyy or dd mmm yyyy or yyyy ... etc). I would like to be able to have the default options such as Greater/Less Than and Between for date columns. The json return format is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.
What am missing. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

$(document).ready(function() {
                $('.example').DataTable( {
                    "dom": '<Bfip<t>lp>',               
                    "language": {
                        "search": "_INPUT_",
                        "searchPlaceholder": "Search...",
                        "zeroRecords": "No entries match your search",
                        "emptyTable": "No entries to display",
                        "loadingRecords": "Please wait - loading...<br> <img src='/Common/CoreElements.nsf/images/pouring-coffee.gif' height='300' width='300'>"
                    },
                    "ajax": {
                        "url":'../avNIIN',
                        "type": 'GET',  
                        "dataType": 'json',
                        "dataSrc":'',
                        "defaultRender": 'true'
                    },
                  
                    "columns": [
                        { data: 'Title' },
                        { data: 'DateReceived', 
                            'render': function(data, type) {
                                if(data == ''){
                                    return type === 'sort' ? data: ''
                                } else { 
                                    return type === 'sort' ? data : moment(data).format('DD MMM YYYY') 
                                }
                            }
                        },
                        { data: 'QuantityReceived',
                            'className': 'dt-body-right'
                        },
                        { data: 'UnitPrice', 
                            'render': $.fn.dataTable.render.number( ',', '.', 0, '$' ),
                            'className': 'dt-body-right'
                            },
                        { data: 'TotalPrice', 
                            'render': $.fn.dataTable.render.number( ',', '.', 0, '$' ),
                            'className': 'dt-body-right'
                        }
                    ],
                  
                    "lengthMenu": [[25, 50, 100, 250, -1], [25, 50, 100, 250, "All"]],
                    "fixedHeader": true,
                        "select": true,
                  
                    "buttons": [
                        'searchBuilder',
                        {
                        extend: 'collection',
                        text: 'Export Data',
                        buttons: [
                            {
                                extend: 'excelHtml5',
                                title: ' Export'
                            },
                            {
                                extend: 'pdfHtml5',
                                title: ' Export'
                            },
                            {
                                            extend: 'print',
                                            title: ' Export'
                            }
                        ]
                        }
                    ],
                });
            });

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