Bug 177691 Support Date/Time type in BIRT.
We plan to support Date/Time type in BIRT. Please refer to attached document/patch file for necessary info.
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model.tests/test/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/api/ScalarParameterHandleTest.java
handle.setIsRequired( false );
		assertFalse( handle.isRequired( ) );
		handle.setPattern( "$***,***.**" ); 
		assertEquals( "$***,***.**", handle.getPattern( ) ); 
		handle
				.setControlType( DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_CONTROL_RADIO_BUTTON );
		assertEquals( DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_CONTROL_RADIO_BUTTON, handle
				.getControlType( ) );
		handle.setAlignment( DesignChoiceConstants.SCALAR_PARAM_ALIGN_RIGHT );
		assertEquals( DesignChoiceConstants.SCALAR_PARAM_ALIGN_RIGHT, handle
				.getAlignment( ) );
	}
	/**
	 * Tests the syntax check on ScalarParameter.
	 * <p>
	 * If the dynamic list is defined, it must have a data set name property.
	 * 
	 * @throws Exception
	 *             if error occurs during parsing the designf file.
	 */
	public void testSyntaxCheck( ) throws Exception
	{
		openDesign( "ScalarParameterHandleTest_1.xml" ); 
		List errors = designHandle.getErrorList( );
		assertEquals( 1, errors.size( ) );
		int i = 0;
		assertEquals( PropertyValueException.DESIGN_EXCEPTION_VALUE_REQUIRED,
				( (ErrorDetail) errors.get( i++ ) ).getErrorCode( ) );
	}
}