Bug 196894 BIRT Cross tab, Cube - Time dimension enhancements
There were a couple of time dimension related enhancments planned post BIRT 2.2. This entry is to track those. This enhancments also includes - supporting additional predefined data time formats, that could make it easier to define data time dimension and use it in data items.
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/writer/ModuleWriter.java
PropertyDefn prop = (PropertyDefn) props.get( i );
				String propName = prop.getName( );
				if ( IDesignElementModel.NAME_PROP.equals( propName )
						|| IExtendedItemModel.EXTENSION_NAME_PROP
								.equals( propName )
						|| IDesignElementModel.EXTENDS_PROP.equals( propName ) )
					continue;
				
				
				
				
				
				switch ( prop.getTypeCode( ) )
				{
					case IPropertyType.LIST_TYPE :
						writeSimplePropertyList( obj, propName );
						break;
					case IPropertyType.XML_TYPE :
						if ( obj.hasLocalPropertyValuesOnOwnModel( ) )
							writeProperty( obj, ModelUtil
									.getTagByPropertyType( prop ), propName,
									true );
						break;
					case IPropertyType.STRUCT_TYPE :
						if ( prop.isList( ) )
							writeStructureList( obj, propName );
						else
							writeStructure( obj, propName );
						break;
					case IPropertyType.ELEMENT_TYPE :