In owbootstrap, we can create initial values for properties and we can assign value as function for example {today} But In workdesk, It rendered as text "{today}" not the date of day . What do you think is the problem?
I can´t tell exactly now, but I guess the problem is that your property "Employee Name" is a text property and not a date property. So the value {today} can not be resolved and is rendered as text. Do you have the same issue when using a date property and assigning initial value {today}?