Struts 1.2.4 - DynaActionForm.initialize(ActionMapping) no longer called ?

[Natraj Gujran]

Hi, 
 
This has come up during migration of our Struts 1.1 app to 1.2.4. 
 
It doesn't look like the 'initialize()' method of DynaActionForm is called
anymore ? 
 
In our application, we cannot initialize form values by using static values
in struts-config.xml.  
Eg: if a date is to be initialized 21 days from today, AFAIK , we had to put
that code in the initialize() method.
 
Right now, I'm at a loss about what next to do - any tips will be greatly
appreciated. 
 
Thanks, 
Natraj