Issue with Excel output in BI Publisher(OBIEE 11g)

Hi All,
I have designed my BIP report in RTF Layout, it contains pivot table( with one column and one row and a measure column). when i export the report in Excel output format, i have 3 issues.
i) I have fixed the pivot table row height as 13.75 pixels in RTF Layout but when i export it into Excel output it comes with 15 pixels as row height.
ii) In layout i have Arial 8 as font formatting, in Excel output it comes with calibri 11 (when i double click on the cell it shows Arial 8).
iii) Pivot table has month Column which grows horizontally when i run the report ie. Jan, Feb,..Dec.In Excel it has to show each month with a single column is my requirement like
A
B
C
D
E
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Sales Quantity
120
110
150
120
But it shows like below, each month occupied multiple columns; it affect the report structure.
A
B
C
D
E
Jan
Feb
Sales Quantity
120
110
Can anyone help me on this.
Thanks in Advance
Arun.

Try using substring instead of substr. You may want to try LOGO1 and LOGO2 as texts first just to ensure that the condition is working.
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