Import period format to Time Periods or Date formatted line items

As we drive to remove Text from our models, dealing with Dates is troublesome.  When mapping files to Time Periods in modules, we can choose periods and define the format.  For example, in my file I have YYYYMM.

 However, when I am trying to bring this data into a formatted list I do not have this choice.

Even when formatting as a date I do not have the same options

 Currently, this means a lot a workarounds and the use of text strings to get the correct format

David