Bug 136564 Use a parameter from library, format can be inherited.
Use a parameter from library, format can be inherited. Steps: 1.Create a library named lib1, create a parameter named p1, string, default value: "abc", formatted as Uppercase 2.Create a report, use the lib1, drag the p1 from lib1 to the layout 3.Preview Actual Results: 1.P1 can not be formatted as Uppercase Expected Results: 1.P1 can be formatted as uppercase
UI/org.eclipse.birt.report.designer.ui/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/designer/ui/dialogs/ParameterDialog.java
private String format( String string )
	{
		if ( canBeNull( ) && string == null )
		{
			return LABEL_NULL;
		}
		if ( StringUtil.isBlank( string ) || formatCategroy == null )
		{
			return string;
		}
		try
		{
			String pattern = formatPattern;
			if ( formatPattern == null )
			{
				if ( DesignChoiceConstants.STRING_FORMAT_TYPE_CUSTOM.equals( formatCategroy )
						|| DesignChoiceConstants.DATETIEM_FORMAT_TYPE_CUSTOM.equals( formatCategroy )
						|| DesignChoiceConstants.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_CUSTOM.equals( formatCategroy ) )
				{
					return string;
				}
				pattern = formatCategroy;
			}
			if ( DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_TYPE_DATETIME.equals( getSelectedDataType( ) ) )
			{
				DateFormatter formatter = new DateFormatter( STANDARD_DATE_TIME_PATTERN );
				Date date = formatter.parse( string );
				formatter.applyPattern( pattern );
				string = formatter.format( date );
			}