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Former Member
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Hi all,

"Date" column displays date in dd.mm.yy format when report in BO is generated; however, date in Oracle table is saved in dd.mm.yyyy format (and it's correct). How do I display the same correct format in BO report?

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Former Member
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hi,

Right click the Date column.

Select "Format Number"

Date/Time -> Custom ->

Type manually as dd.mm.yyyy against Date/Time Text box

Click "Add" and then OK.

Regards,

Vamsee

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Don't use lower case m's because it means minutes. Use it like this:

dd.MM.yyyy

with uppercase M

Edited by: PadawanGirl on May 31, 2011 10:02 PM

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Former Member
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Hi,

You can also use formula FormatDate. Syntax is :-

FormatDate(CurrentDate();"dd/MM/yyyy")

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Prakash

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Or you can even define the formatting down in the universe. Right click the dimension and select object Format... and enter the desired date.

DG