Oracle Error 1861: ORA-01861: literal does not match format string, when running compare config w (4320486)

Oracle Error 1861: ORA-01861: literal does not match format string, when running compare config w

Getting error:
Oracle Error 1861: ORA-01861: literal does not match format string, when running compare config with a table using horizontal partitioning by time in it .

Hori/ Part. Where Clause: CREATE_DM >= '0101 2006000000'

Here is the command I issued:
sp_ctrl> compare config ORA_company_config repair

Here is the config file I used:
datasource:o.rptprod
REPORTS.TBL_DIM_COMPANY REPORTS.TBL_DIM_COMPANY !COMPANY_SCHEMA
! potosi@o.rptdev

Here is the row in the shareplex_partition table for COMPANY_SCHEMA:

SQL> select * from shareplex_partition where partition_scheme = 'COMPANY_SCHEMA';
PARTITION_SCHEME
------------------------------
DESCRIPTION
-------------------------------------------------------------
TARGET_TABLE_OWNER TARGET_TABLE_NAME
------------------------------ ------------------------------
ROUTE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRIORITY ORDERING OPTIONS
---------- ---------- --------------------------------
COL_CONDITIONS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPANY_SCHEMA
condition for TBL_DIM_COMPANY
reports TBL_DIM_COMPANY
potosi@o.rptdev
0 0 null
START_DM>='0101 2006000000'

Here is a description of tbl_dim_company;

SQL> desc reports.tbl_dim_company;
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
COMPANY_ID NOT NULL NUMBER(15)
COMPANY_TP NOT NULL VARCHAR2(40)
COMPANY_NM NOT NULL VARCHAR2(80)
CREATE_DM NOT NULL DATE
UPDATE_DM NOT