Conversion Routine - DATES

Hello Gurus,
I am fetching dates from tables in source system, which is of type Decimal 15.
Now this in a very strange format, as you see in the source system tables.
Hence I want to use an conversion routine in BI, at the infoobject level.
I have created ZABCDATE, with a datatype DATS.
My 1st question is, is there a way to write your own conversion routine.
My 2nd question is, how can I define conversion routines at the datasource level.
Thanks in advance
Full points to correct answers
Edited by: bw on Jan 21, 2009 12:59 AM

Hi.......
1) is there a way to write your own conversion routine.
Yes..........u can write ur own ABAP code in the End routine of the Transformation..........
2) is, how can I define conversion routines at the datasource level.
If u write ur own ABAP code for conversion in the Transformation...........then that will be at datasource level........ie datasource specific.......
Regards,
Debjani.....

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<a href="http://www.bwexpertonline.com/downloads/source_code.doc">http://www.bwexpertonline.com/downloads/source_code.doc</a>
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InfoObject 0POSTXT: CHAR - 000050
SGTXT(000050) TYPE C,
END OF TRANSFER_STRUCTURE .
Global code used by conversion rules
$$ begin of global - insert your declaration only below this line -
TABLES: ...
DATA: ...
$$ end of global - insert your declaration only before this line -
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Compute value of InfoObject 0POSTXT
in communication structure /BIC/CS0FI_AR_4
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field name = POSTXT
data element = /BI0/OIPOSTXT
data type = CHAR
length = 000060
decimals = 000000
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ABAP length = 000120
reference field =
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--> RECORD_NO Record number
--> TRAN_STRUCTURE Transfer structure
<-- RESULT Return value of InfoObject
<-> G_T_ERRORLOG Error log
<-- RETURNCODE Return code (to skip one record)
<-- ABORT Abort code (to skip whole data package)
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G_S_MINFO TYPE RSSM_S_MINFO
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