Generic Search Date Format
Hello all,
In B2C, when searching for open orders or completed orders, the result list is displaying the AUDAT in format yyyymmdd. The rest of the B2C site displays dates in mm/dd/yyyy format.
I have not been able to locate where to change this date format. Is there a specific config file, or xcm that needs to be modified?
Thanks,
Steven
I was able to figure this out.
I was working on hiding the Description field of the B2B template screen when I noticed the date field had fieldOutputHandler attributes. I added the following attributes to the AUDAT property of the B2C section of generic-searchbackend-config.xml and now the date is being formatted correctly.
fieldOutputHandlerClass="com.sap.isa.ui.uiclass.r3.genericsearch.GenericSearchUIDynamicContentERP" fieldOutputHandlerMethod="getAudatToUIDate"
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7788 SCOTT 19/04/1987 00:00:00 Typ=12 Len=7: 119,187,4,19,1,1,1
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7876 ADAMS 23/05/1987 00:00:00 Typ=12 Len=7: 119,187,5,23,1,1,1
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'WRON
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OR
"SELECT * FROM Table WHERE StartDate > 3/8/2007"
If the client machine is set up as USA, the today function will provide the date as formatted in the first query. If the database server is setup as lets say the UK, I believe that SQL Server query parser will interpret the date as Mar 8, 2007.
If the client machine is set up as UK, the today function will provide the date as formatted in the second query. If the database server is setup as lets say USA, I believe that SQL Server query parser will also interpret the date as Mar 8, 2007.
In both cases it would be wrong.
I know I could use the DATEPART function to get the three parts and this will make the code indifferent to the localization specs of the client machine. I need to then be able to concatenate those date parts for the WHERE clause so that the localization specifications of the database server dont matter.
Thanks,
Mike -
How do I change the date format?
Sorry, but I'm new to Oracle!
I'm using "sqlplusw" to build my SQL statements. When I return columns that are date fields, I get the DD-MON-YY format. I want dates to be returned in "YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS". My DBA won't change the date format on the server, so how do I change SQLPLUS to return dates in the format I want? Do I need set this in some kind of startup file, or a reg key?
Using client version 9.2.0.5 against a 9.2.0.1 server
JeffThere are a couple of ways you could do it.
Way 1:
Search for a file by name 'glogin.sql' on your client work station and add the following statement
alter session set nls_date_format = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS';Make sure you save the file. This change will apply to all users who will log into the database using SQL*PLUS from your machine.
Way 2:
Create a shortcut and place it some where (for example on the 'DESKTOP').
Right click on the short cut and choose properties.
Change the text corresponding to the 'Start in' box to reflect the current location of the shortcut.
Create a file by name 'login.sql' and place it in the same folder as the shortcut.
Edit the file and add the following line.
alter session set nls_date_format = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS';Make sure that you save the file.
When you double click the shortcut to start SQL*Plus and login, the script 'login.sql' is executed.
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