Enhancement: date picker and date filter dropdown improvements (#9033)

src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/date/date.component.ts

@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ export class DateComponent
   @Output()
   filterDocuments = new EventEmitter<NgbDateStruct[]>()
 
+  public readonly today: string = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]
+
   getSuggestions() {
     return this.suggestions == null
       ? []