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
{
			ODAProvider provider = null;
			if ( obj instanceof OdaDataSource )
				provider = ( (OdaDataSource) obj ).getProvider( );
			if ( obj instanceof OdaDataSet )
				provider = ( (OdaDataSet) obj ).getProvider( );
			if ( provider instanceof OdaDummyProvider )
				writeOdaDummyProperties( obj, provider );
			return;
		}
		List list = extDefn.getLocalProperties( );
		for ( int i = 0; i < list.size( ); i++ )
		{
			PropertyDefn prop = (PropertyDefn) list.get( i );
			if ( extensionIDProp.equals( prop.getName( ) ) )
				continue;
			Object value = obj.getLocalProperty( getModule( ), prop.getName( ) );
			if ( value != null )
			{
				boolean cdata = false;
				if ( prop.getTypeCode( ) == IPropertyType.XML_TYPE
						|| prop.getTypeCode( ) == IPropertyType.SCRIPT_TYPE )
					cdata = true;
				writeProperty( obj, ModelUtil.getTagByPropertyType( prop ),
						prop.getName( ), cdata );
			}
		}
	}
	/**
	 * Writes ODA exension properties.