Thought it would be helpful if there is a post about the BODS functions that depicts the right syntax, format and output of the same.
I have tried to cover most of them, hope it is useful.
BODS functions with output:
to_decimal('10.235', '.', ',', 3) >> 10.235
to_decimal_ext(10.2365, '.', ',', 3, 4) >>10.237
encrypt_aes('The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts', 'patchme', 192) >>
1YjT1+H17lYbCh5UetT5C4BJQsRo6NKc2HOsVuTQutAuj9pe82akeWyKjF1ba/ZpHdwH7KrWzzkoM8jbg0YlRPQUyF1+6lE
decrypt_aes('cn0XanIAHEzgY9QkrLee0jpybOR5iHq2dCQgLYrHEPNqjX9bH9S7r+nW2B3xxp3+qkj+r99ztQMlwwJLwjRJi865KlxBxGM', 'patchme', 192) >> The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts
julian_to_date(2455322) >> 2010.05.05 00:00:00
add_months('2010.12.31', 5) >> 2011.05.31 00:00:00
concat_date_time('2013-12-31', '20:11:15') >> 2013.12.31 00:00:00
date_diff('2010.10.10', '2010.10.01', 'D') >> 9
date_part('2010-12-13', 'YY') >> 2010
day_in_month('2010.05.05') >> 5
day_in_week('2010.05.05') >> 3
day_in_year('2010.05.05') >> 125
isweekend('2010.05.05') >> 0
julian('2010.05.05') >> 2455322
last_date('2010.05.05') >> 2010.05.31 00:00:00
month('2010.05.05') >> 5
quarter('2010.05.05') >> 2
Sysdate() >> 2013.04.23 06:19:30
systime() >> 1900.01.01 06:19:30
Week_in_month('2010.05.16') >> 3
week_in_year('2010.05.05', 'WW') >> 18
year('2010.05.05') >> 2010
ERROR FILE NAME >> d:/Program Files (x86)/SAP BusinessObjects/Data Services/log/JSBatch/in00sqp003_bobjds_dev05_/error_04_23_2013_06_19_26_3168__8c1b3c56_dbf7_4230_970b_50de0845c746.txt
MONITOR FILE NAME >> d:/Program Files (x86)/SAP BusinessObjects/Data Services/log/JSBatch/in00sqp003_bobjds_dev05_/monitor_04_23_2013_06_19_26_3168__8c1b3c56_dbf7_4230_970b_50de0845c746.txt
MONITOR FILE NAME >> d:/Program Files (x86)/SAP BusinessObjects/Data Services/log/JSBatch/in00sqp003_bobjds_dev05_/trace_04_23_2013_06_19_26_3168__8c1b3c56_dbf7_4230_970b_50de0845c746.txt
get_env('TMP') >> C:\Users\SAPSER~1\AppData\Local\Temp
set_env('TMP','C:\TEMP') >> get_env('TMP') >> C:\TEMP
abs(-200) >> 200
ceil(20102.3265489) >> 20103.000000
floor(20130.235654) >> 20130.000000
ln(10) >> 2.302585
log(1) >> 0.000000
mod(7, 2) >> 1
power(2, 3) >> 8.000000
rand() >> 0.194100
rand_ext(4) >> 0.055463
round(215.23156, 3) >> 215.232000
sqrt(4) >> 2.000000
trunc(165.216813896, 5) >> 165.216810
Current_configuration('DC_CCAS0NEDB') >> DEV
datastore_field_value('DC_CCAS0NEDB','server_codepage') >> utf-8
db_database_name('DC_CCAS0NEDB') >> ccas0nedb
db_owner('DC_CCAS0NEDB', 'ALIA') >> 'DBO'
db_type('DC_CCAS0NEDB') >> Microsoft_SQL_Server
db_version('DC_CCAS0NEDB') >> Microsoft SQL Server 2008
gen_uuid() >> aa9fdec2ac0711e2aa23e36c1b489984
greatest('a','b','c') >> c
host_name( ) >> BODS12
job_name() >> EU_CN_TEST_RUN
job_run_id() >> 133
least('a','b','c') >> a
repository_name() >> MICROSOFT_SQL_SERVER.IN00SQP003.BOBJDS_DEV
system_user_name() >> SAPServiceDBS
table_attribute('DC_CCAS0NEDB.DBO.FD_TEST_21','Number_Of_Inserts') >> 113
$TS = 'Testing for string functions'
ascii('BODS') >> 66
chr(65) >> A
double_metaphone($TS) >> TSTNKFRSTRNKFNKXNS
index($TS,'st',1) >> 3
length(*) >> 29
lpad('hello',18,'World') >> WorldWorldWorhello
lpad_ext('hello',13,'World') >> WorldWorhello
rpad('hello',23,'World') >> helloWorldWorldWorldWor
lpad_ext('hello',23,'World') >> helloWorldWorldWorldWor
lpad('!abcd$',10,0) >> 0000!abcd$
init_Cap($TS) >>Testing For String Functions
lower($TS) >> testing for string functions
upper($TS) >> TESTING FOR STRING FUNCTIONS
ltrim('XXXYYYZZZ','XY') >> ZZZ
ltrim('XXYXYYXYZZZ','YX') >> XXYYZZZ
ltrim_blanks(' with space') >> with space
match_Simple('string','string') >> 1
replace_substr('ABCDEABCDE','ABC','abc') >> abcDEabcDE
replace_substr_ext('ABCDEABCDEABCDEABCDE','ABC','xyz',2,2) >> ABCDExyzDExyzDEABCDE
soundex($TS) >> T235
substr($TS,6,6) >> ng fo
word($TS,3) >> string
word_ext('abc.def.ghi',2,'.') >> def
Thanks & Regards,
Feddy George