Running into a non-urgent issue within Transform & Cleanse in Toad Data Point 4.0.
Specifically, customer today needed a simple way to apply leading zeros to the months part of their date fields.
I proposed a simple Format transformation rule using a customized format mask (See Snap 1 below).
Sample data before applying rule gives a glimpse of what the data will look like,
but the data after applying the rule does not match the sample display.
Snap 2 below shows that I get the desired result by using capped M's instead of lower case.
Asks:
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Want to document the bug in Snap 1 where data after transformation is not rendered according to the Sample.
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Can we get documentation or clarity on which mask formatting options we can use within Toad Data Point for certain formatting rules/options?
Fact that (native) SQL could not be generated (tool tips) suggests that the formatting is done within the product, but I didn't find any explanation in the Help file.
In this case, I had to iteratively guess my way to the desired end result in Snap 2.
Thanks in advance!
Snap 1: Shows discrepancy between Sample of the proposed re-formatted data before rule application vs. after...
Snap 2: Shows correct mask used in the rule that leads to desired end results...
