Format-date and Format-date-time xpath functions are not working in BW 6.x .
Article ID: KB0093709
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Description
Description:
In BW5, format-date($Timer/Date,"yyyy-MM-dd") prints "2015-01-13". The same does not work in BW 6.
Symptoms:
Parsing fails and prints nothing.
Cause:
This is caused by the change of the XPath library in BW 6 which uses thr XPath 2.0 specification. XPath 2.0 Converts a date value into human readable format using a "picture string".
In BW5, format-date($Timer/Date,"yyyy-MM-dd") prints "2015-01-13". The same does not work in BW 6.
Symptoms:
Parsing fails and prints nothing.
Cause:
This is caused by the change of the XPath library in BW 6 which uses thr XPath 2.0 specification. XPath 2.0 Converts a date value into human readable format using a "picture string".
Issue/Introduction
Format-date and Format-date-time xpath functions are not working in BW 6.x .
Resolution
Change the format date as follows. format-date($Timer/Date,"[Y0001]-[M01]-[D01]")
Additional Information
http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20/#format-date
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