Pls Help with date format picture ends ......error

Question

Hi Everyone,
   I am getting the following error when I run my crystal report.
Failed to retrieve data from the database.
Details: HY000:[DataDirect][ODBC Oracle driver][Oracle]ORA-01830: date format picture ends before converting entire input string
[Database Vendor Code: 1830]
   I am using SQL Command for my report and in the command  my date fields are of "Date" datatype.
   I am using Crystal Reports XI R2,driver - CR Oracle ODBC Driver 5.1
   Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
My SQL Command is as follows:
<
with MAXNEWSTAT as
(select
/--Added by HAN--/
HRHISTORY.COMPANY,
HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE,
MAX(HRHISTORY.ACT_OBJ_ID) ACT_OBJ_ID
FROM
LAWSON.HRHISTORY
WHERE
HRHISTORY.FLD_NBR=20
and TO_DATE(HRHISTORY.DATE_STAMP)
    >= TO_DATE((TO_CHAR((ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,-1)),'YYYY/MM')||'/01'),'YYYY/MM/DD') 
    AND  TO_DATE(HRHISTORY.DATE_STAMP) <= (TO_DATE((TO_CHAR((ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,0)),'YYYY/MM')||'/01'),'YYYY/MM/DD'))-1
/--Added by HAN--/
    GROUP BY COMPANY,
    EMPLOYEE),
NEWSTAT AS
(SELECT
/--Added by HAN--/
HRHISTORY.COMPANY,
HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE,
HRHISTORY.A_VALUE,
HRHISTORY.DATE_STAMP,
HRHISTORY.BEG_DATE,
HRHISTORY.ACT_OBJ_ID NS_OBJ_ID,
HRHISTORY.SEQ_NBR
FROM
LAWSON.HRHISTORY
INNER JOIN LAWSON.MAXNEWSTAT
ON
/--Added by HAN--/
HRHISTORY.COMPANY = MAXNEWSTAT.COMPANY
/--Added by KAM--/
AND HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE = MAXNEWSTAT.EMPLOYEE
AND HRHISTORY.ACT_OBJ_ID = MAXNEWSTAT.ACT_OBJ_ID
WHERE
HRHISTORY.FLD_NBR=20
and TO_DATE(HRHISTORY.DATE_STAMP)
    >= TO_DATE((TO_CHAR((ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,-1)),'YYYY/MM')||'/01'),'YYYY/MM/DD') 
    AND  TO_DATE(HRHISTORY.DATE_STAMP) <= (TO_DATE((TO_CHAR((ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,0)),'YYYY/MM')||'/01'),'YYYY/MM/DD'))-1
PREVSTATID AS
(SELECT
/--Added by HAN--/
HRHISTORY.COMPANY,
HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE,
MAX(HRHISTORY.ACT_OBJ_ID)OBJ_ID
FROM
LAWSON.HRHISTORY
    INNER JOIN LAWSON.NEWSTAT
/--Added by HAN--/
    ON HRHISTORY.COMPANY = NEWSTAT.COMPANY
    AND HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE = NEWSTAT.EMPLOYEE
WHERE
HRHISTORY.FLD_NBR=20
AND TO_DATE(HRHISTORY.BEG_DATE)
< to_date(NEWSTAT.BEG_DATE)
GROUP BY
/--Added by HAN--/
HRHISTORY.COMPANY,
HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE
PREVSTAT AS
(SELECT
/--Added by HAN--/
HRHISTORY.COMPANY,
HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE,
HRHISTORY.A_VALUE A_VALUE,
HRHISTORY.DATE_STAMP DATE_STAMP,
HRHISTORY.BEG_DATE BEG_DATE,
HRHISTORY.ACT_OBJ_ID OBJ_ID,
HRHISTORY.SEQ_NBR SEQ_NBR
FROM
LAWSON.HRHISTORY
    INNER JOIN LAWSON.PREVSTATID
/--Added by HAN--/
    ON HRHISTORY.COMPANY = PREVSTATID.COMPANY
    AND HRHISTORY.EMPLOYEE = PREVSTATID.EMPLOYEE
WHERE
HRHISTORY.FLD_NBR=20 AND
HRHISTORY.ACT_OBJ_ID = PREVSTATID.OBJ_ID
MAXPERSACTHST AS
(SELECT
PERSACTHST.EMPLOYEE,
/--Added by KAM--/
PERSACTHST.COMPANY,
MAX(PERSACTHST.DATE_STAMP)DATE_STAMP
FROM
LAWSON.PERSACTHST
WHERE
(PERSACTHST.ACTION_CODE='LOASTATUS' OR PERSACTHST.ACTION_CODE='STATUS')
AND TO_DATE(PERSACTHST.DATE_STAMP)
    >= TO_DATE((TO_CHAR((ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,-1)),'YYYY/MM')||'/01'),'YYYY/MM/DD') 
    AND  TO_DATE(PERSACTHST.DATE_STAMP) <= (TO_DATE((TO_CHAR((ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,0)),'YYYY/MM')||'/01'),'YYYY/MM/DD'))-1
GROUP BY PERSACTHST.EMPLOYEE,
/--Added by KAM--/
PERSACTHST.COMPANY
CHANGELIST AS   
(SELECT
PERSACTHST.EMPLOYEE,
/--Added by KAM--/
PERSACTHST.COMPANY,
PERSACTHST.ACTION_CODE,
PERSACTHST.REASON_01,
PERSACTHST.DATE_STAMP,
PERSACTHST.EFFECT_DATE,
PERSACTHST.REASON_02,
PREVSTAT.A_VALUE PS_A_VALUE,
PREVSTAT.DATE_STAMP PS_HR_DATE_STAMP,
PREVSTAT.BEG_DATE PS_HR_BEG_DATE,
PREVSTAT.OBJ_ID PS_HR_OBJ_ID,
PREVSTAT.SEQ_NBR PS_HR_SEQ_ID,
NEWSTAT.A_VALUE NS_A_VALUE,
NEWSTAT.DATE_STAMP NS_DATE_STAMP,
NEWSTAT.BEG_DATE NS_BEG_DATE,
NEWSTAT.NS_OBJ_ID,
NEWSTAT.SEQ_NBR NS_SEQ_NBR
FROM
LAWSON.PERSACTHST PERSACTHST
                    INNER JOIN LAWSON.PREVSTAT
                   ON PERSACTHST.EMPLOYEE=PREVSTAT.EMPLOYEE
                   /--Added by KAM--/
                   AND PERSACTHST.COMPANY = PREVSTAT.COMPANY
                   INNER JOIN LAWSON.NEWSTAT
                   ON PERSACTHST.EMPLOYEE = NEWSTAT.EMPLOYEE
                  /--Added by KAM--/
                   AND PERSACTHST.COMPANY = NEWSTAT.COMPANY
                   INNER JOIN LAWSON.MAXPERSACTHST
                   ON PERSACTHST.EMPLOYEE = MAXPERSACTHST.EMPLOYEE
                  /--Added by KAM--/
                     AND PERSACTHST.COMPANY = MAXPERSACTHST.COMPANY
WHERE
(PERSACTHST.ACTION_CODE='LOASTATUS' OR PERSACTHST.ACTION_CODE='STATUS')
AND NEWSTAT.A_VALUE <> PREVSTAT.A_VALUE
AND MAXPERSACTHST.DATE_STAMP = PERSACTHST.DATE_STAMP
PAEMPPOSENDDATE AS
(SELECT
  PAEMPPOS.EMPLOYEE,
  PAEMPPOS.COMPANY,
  CASE
  WHEN PAEMPPOS.END_DATE = TO_DATE('1700,01,01','YYYY,MM,DD')
         THEN to_date(SYSDATE + 1,'YYYY,MM,DD')
       ELSE PAEMPPOS.END_DATE 
  END END_DATE,
  PAEMPPOS.EFFECT_DATE
  FROM LAWSON.PAEMPPOS),
CURRFTE AS
(SELECT
  PAEMPPOS.EMPLOYEE,
/--Added by KAM--/
  PAEMPPOS.COMPANY,
  PAEMPPOS.FTE CURR_FTE,
  PAEMPPOS.EFFECT_DATE,
  PAEMPPOSENDDATE.END_DATE  
FROM
LAWSON.PAEMPPOS
INNER JOIN LAWSON.NEWSTAT
ON (PAEMPPOS.EMPLOYEE = NEWSTAT.EMPLOYEE)
/--Added by KAM--/
AND (PAEMPPOS.COMPANY = NEWSTAT.COMPANY)
INNER JOIN LAWSON.PAEMPPOSENDDATE
ON PAEMPPOS.EMPLOYEE = PAEMPPOSENDDATE.EMPLOYEE
/--Added by KAM--/
AND PAEMPPOS.COMPANY = PAEMPPOSENDDATE.COMPANY
AND PAEMPPOS.EFFECT_DATE=PAEMPPOSENDDATE.EFFECT_DATE
WHERE
  (PAEMPPOSENDDATE.EFFECT_DATE <= NEWSTAT.BEG_DATE AND PAEMPPOSENDDATE.END_DATE >= NEWSTAT.BEG_DATE)
PREVFTE AS
(SELECT
  PAEMPPOS.EMPLOYEE,
/--Added by KAM--/
  PAEMPPOS.COMPANY,
  PAEMPPOS.FTE PREV_FTE,
PAEMPPOSENDDATE.END_DATE 
FROM
LAWSON.PAEMPPOS
INNER JOIN LAWSON.NEWSTAT
ON (PAEMPPOS.EMPLOYEE = NEWSTAT.EMPLOYEE)
/--Added by KAM--/
AND (PAEMPPOS.COMPANY = NEWSTAT.EMPLOYEE)
INNER JOIN LAWSON.PAEMPPOSENDDATE
ON (PAEMPPOS.EMPLOYEE = PAEMPPOSENDDATE.EMPLOYEE)
/--Added by KAM--/
AND (PAEMPPOS.COMPANY = PAEMPPOSENDDATE.COMPANY)
AND (PAEMPPOS.EFFECT_DATE = PAEMPPOSENDDATE.EFFECT_DATE)
WHERE
  PAEMPPOS.EFFECT_DATE <= (NEWSTAT.BEG_DATE-1)AND  PAEMPPOSENDDATE.END_DATE >= (NEWSTAT.BEG_DATE -1)
SELECT DISTINCT
EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE,
EMPLOYEE.DEPARTMENT,
EMPLOYEE.PROCESS_LEVEL,
EMPLOYEE.EMP_STATUS,
EMPLOYEE.FIRST_NAME,
EMPLOYEE.LAST_NAME,
EMPLOYEE.MIDDLE_INIT,
EMPLOYEE.POSITION,
PAPOSITION.DESCRIPTION,
CHANGELIST.PS_A_VALUE,
/--Added by KAM--/
CHANGELIST.COMPANY,
CHANGELIST.PS_HR_DATE_STAMP,
CHANGELIST.PS_HR_BEG_DATE,
CHANGELIST.PS_HR_OBJ_ID,
CHANGELIST.NS_A_VALUE,
CHANGELIST.NS_DATE_STAMP,
CHANGELIST.NS_OBJ_ID,
CHANGELIST.ACTION_CODE,
CHANGELIST.REASON_01,
CHANGELIST.REASON_02,
CHANGELIST.DATE_STAMP PERSACTSDATESTAMP,
CHANGELIST.EFFECT_DATE PERSACTEFFDATE,
DEPTCODE.R_NAME DEPTNAME,
PRSYSTEM.R_NAME PLNAME,
PREVFTE.PREV_FTE,
CURRFTE.CURR_FTE,
CHANGELIST.NS_BEG_DATE,
PGSELECT.GROUP_NAME,
PAEMPLOYEE.SENIOR_DATE
FROM
LAWSON.CHANGELIST
                  INNER JOIN LAWSON.EMPLOYEE
                 ON (EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE = CHANGELIST.EMPLOYEE)
/--Added by KAM--/
                 AND (EMPLOYEE.COMPANY = CHANGELIST.COMPANY)
                 INNER JOIN LAWSON.DEPTCODE
                 ON ((EMPLOYEE.COMPANY=DEPTCODE.COMPANY)
                 AND (EMPLOYEE.PROCESS_LEVEL=DEPTCODE.PROCESS_LEVEL)
                 AND (EMPLOYEE.DEPARTMENT=DEPTCODE.DEPARTMENT))
                 INNER JOIN LAWSON.PRSYSTEM
                 ON ((EMPLOYEE.COMPANY=PRSYSTEM.COMPANY)
                 AND(EMPLOYEE.PROCESS_LEVEL=PRSYSTEM.PROCESS_LEVEL))
                 LEFT OUTER JOIN LAWSON.PREVFTE
                   ON (CHANGELIST.EMPLOYEE=PREVFTE.EMPLOYEE)
/--Added by KAM--/                
                 AND (CHANGELIST.COMPANY=PREVFTE.COMPANY)
                 LEFT OUTER JOIN LAWSON.CURRFTE
                 ON (CHANGELIST.EMPLOYEE=CURRFTE.EMPLOYEE)
/--Added by KAM--/                                
                 AND (CHANGELIST.COMPANY=CURRFTE.COMPANY)
                 INNER JOIN LAWSON.PGSELECT PGSELECT
                   ON ((EMPLOYEE.COMPANY=PGSELECT.COMPANY)
                 AND (EMPLOYEE.EMP_STATUS=PGSELECT.BEGIN_VALUE))
                 LEFT OUTER JOIN LAWSON.PAPOSITION
                 ON (EMPLOYEE.POSITION=PAPOSITION.POSITION)
                 AND (EMPLOYEE.COMPANY=PAPOSITION.COMPANY)
                 INNER JOIN LAWSON.PAEMPLOYEE
                 ON (CHANGELIST.EMPLOYEE=PAEMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE)
/--Added by KAM--/               
                AND (CHANGELIST.COMPANY=PAEMPLOYEE.COMPANY)
WHERE
(PGSELECT.GROUP_NAME='G:ACTIVE' OR PGSELECT.GROUP_NAME='G:INACTIVE')
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Answer 1

Hi Arsh,
The error message you receive i.e.
ORA-01830: date format picture ends before converting entire input string
is an Oracle error.
The following document would be helpful:
ORA-01830:     date format picture ends before converting entire input string
Cause:     A valid date format picture included extra data. The first part of the format picture was converted into a valid date, but the remaining data was not required.
Action:     Check the specifications for date format pictures and correct the statement.
Regards,
Alpana