Presentation Variable Formatting in Report Title

I have populated 3 presentation variables via a dashboard prompt. I also display their values in the report subtitle, but I did not expect the following format in the display:
from TIMESTAMP '2009-10-19 00:00:00' to TIMESTAMP '2009-10-25 00:00:00' for Abilene
The dates appear formatted as 10/19/2009 and 10/25/2009 in the dashboard prompt which is how I want them formatted in the title. Where is this subtitle formatting originating? So, I can reformat it.
Edited by: Bob from Austin on Oct 26, 2009 11:28 AM

Hi.
I suggest you to read this first:
How to change date format mask in date dashboard prompts - drop-down list and calendar
http://108obiee.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-change-date-format-mask-in-date.html
On the end of this post is a explanation of date format and presentation variable in the title:
And you can find a complete example here:
Date between in filter and title when using presentation variable from calendar dashboard prompt or drop-down list in OBIEE
http://108obiee.blogspot.com/2009/03/date-between-in-filter-and-title-when.html
Before everything customize instanceconfig.xml, change datatype of TABLE.COLUMN in the physical layer to DATE and keep on eye if you are using repository variables as default values to dashboard prompt, which datatype they have, character, date or timestamp, this can cause problems. That's explained in the posts above.
Regards
Goran
http://108obiee.blogspot.com

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