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/CascadingParametersDialog.java
{
			displayFormat = DesignEngine.getMetaDataDictionary( )
					.getChoiceSet( DesignChoiceConstants.CHOICE_STRING_FORMAT_TYPE )
					.findChoice( DesignChoiceConstants.STRING_FORMAT_TYPE_UNFORMATTED )
					.getDisplayName( );
		}
		else
		{
			displayFormat = choiceSet.findChoice( formatCategroy )
					.getDisplayName( );
			if ( formatPattern != null )
			{
				displayFormat += ":  " + formatPattern; 
			}
		}
		formatField.setText( "" + displayFormat ); 
		changeFormat.setEnabled( choiceSet != null );
		if ( selectedParameter != null )
		{
			doPreview( formatPattern == null ? formatCategroy : formatPattern );
		}
	}
	private void doPreview( String pattern )
	{
		String type = getSelectedDataType( );
		String formatStr = ""; 
		if ( DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_TYPE_STRING.equals( type ) )
		{
			formatStr = new StringFormatter( pattern, ULocale.getDefault( ) ).format( DEFAULT_PREVIEW_STRING );
		}