Trim whitespace from string fields

[morremeyer]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
String fields are currently used as-is when resources are created or updated.

They sometimes contain leading or trailing whitespace characters that are not needed.

Describe the solution you'd like
Trim whitespace characters at the beginning and end of strings when creating or updating resources.

Describe alternatives you've considered
None

Additional context
This would reduce code complexity in the frontend, too