OBIEE 11g - 11.1.1.5.x DAYNAME Function Returns Full Day Name in Reports as e.g Sunday, Monday but 11.1.1.7.x Returns Short Name e.g Sun, Mon

OBIEE 11g - 11.1.1.5.x DAYNAME Function Returns Full Day Name in Reports as e.g Sunday, Monday but 11.1.1.7.x Returns Short Name e.g Sun, Mon (Doc ID 1939941.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 27, 2017

Applies to:

Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition - Version 11.1.1.7.1 and later
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Symptoms

There are differences in query results in obiee 11.1.1.7.131017 when compared with 11.1.1.5 on the obiee function "dayname"
11.1.1.5 returns the entire day name, like 'Sunday'.
The same function in obiee 11.1.1.7.131017 returns a 3 chars day name, like 'Sun' .
OBIEE 11.1.1.5 was upgraded to 11.1.1.7 and some reports do not work, caused by this issue.

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