Formating of Text string

I was hoping I could set the formatting of a text string when the item is saved.
I wanted to do something like
fd.spSaved(function(result) {
var str = fd.field('EmployeeID').value;
var res = str.toUpperCase();
fd.field('EmployeeID').value = res;
});

However this does not seem to work any suggestions?

Hello @jktodd007,

spSaved event occurs after the form is submitted, that is why no changes made.

The code should be executed under spBeforeSave() event to change the field value before saving the item.

fd.spBeforeSave() {
var str = fd.field('EmployeeID').value;
var res = str.toUpperCase();
fd.field('EmployeeID').value = res;
});