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1405228 - Open Document With Date Prompt Fails

Symptom

The format of the date returned from an @prompt function is in the incorrect format.

  1. Create @prompt in universe on a date object
  2. --> to_date(@Prompt('Enter Period Id:','D',,Mono,Free,Persistent,,User:1),'dd/mm/yyyy           
    hh24:mi:ss')                                                  
  3. Add the object (@Select(Report Links\Period Prompt Response)) to a WEBI report and it is displayed as 06/01/2008          
  4.  Use same object in OpenDocument command and date is formatted differently and causes OpenDocument to fail (&lsSEnter+Period+Id


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Environment

  • BusinessObjects Enterprise XIR3.1
  • Universe Designer
  • Web Intelligence

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1

Keywords

jarahn , KBA , BI-BIP-SL , Semantic Layer , Problem

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