Combine output from two data sources for a line graph.

Hello Experts,
I need your help in following scenario.
Scenario - We have a line graph created in VC. We have a numeric field in the data seris and a date field in the Category axis.
This is working fine.
Requirement - Customer wants month names instead of dates on the category axis of the line graph.
Problem - The RFC which is providing the data to line graph doesnot have a output field giving month names instead it has dates.
Options Tried - Tried using 'Union' and 'Switch' operator with a RFC giving month names. Unfortunately this doesnot work.
One close try was with 'union' operator but it ignores the numeric fields.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks & Regards,
Amit Kade

Hello Sandeep,
Thank you for the reply. I did try to do changes in RFC, I am calling a FM which gives me month names in my original RFC.
But still the outpot of this FM is in a seperate table and anyways I will have to combine these two tables.
Problem still remains the same.
I tried using 'Filter' to convert date format but after applying filter my VC application is not deploying.
Thanks,
Amit Kade

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