Bug 153842 BIRT Designer not storing date/time parameter value in locale-neutral format
In BIRT Designer, create a new report parameter of "Date/Time" type. In the default value dialog enter a date/time string valid for the user locale. In my case, I am on US English locale and I entered a date string "1/23/2006 4:56pm". View the report design XML file and you find: <scalar-parameter name="dateParam" id="6"> <property name="defaultValue">1/23/2006 4:56 pm</property> ... The default value string is stored in the format that's only valid for the current locale. EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: Date/time value should be stored in one of the following locale-neutral formats. Complete date: YYYY-MM-DD (eg 1997-07-16) Complete date plus hours and minutes: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm (eg 1997-07-16T19:20) Complete date plus hours, minutes and seconds: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss (eg 1997-07-16T19:20:30) Complete date plus hours, minutes, seconds and a decimal fraction of a second YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.s (eg 1997-07-16T19:20:30.45)
UI/org.eclipse.birt.report.designer.ui/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/designer/ui/dialogs/ParameterDialog.java
{
					refreshValueTable( );
				}
			}
		} );
	}
	private void createPromptLine( Composite parent )
	{
		promptMessageLine = new Label( parent, SWT.NONE );
		promptMessageLine.setLayoutData( new GridData( GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL ) );
	}
	protected void okPressed( )
	{
		try
		{
			
			inputParameter.setName( nameEditor.getText( ) );
			inputParameter.setPromptText( UIUtil.convertToModelString( promptTextEditor.getText( ),
					true ) );
			String newControlType = getSelectedControlType( );
			if ( PARAM_CONTROL_COMBO.equals( newControlType ) )
			{
				newControlType = DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_CONTROL_LIST_BOX;
				inputParameter.setMustMatch( true );
			}
			else if ( PARAM_CONTROL_LIST.equals( newControlType ) )
			{
				newControlType = DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_CONTROL_LIST_BOX;
				inputParameter.setMustMatch( false );
			}