Converting one base unit of measure to another

Hi Experts,
i want to know the function module name , which should convert the one base unit of mesure to another base unit of measure.
like EA TO PAL , or PAL TO sqft.
i have found one function module ( MATERIAL_UNIT_CONVERSION) ,which is not giving proper output(giving only zero's)
could u please help me out from this problem.
Thanks in Advance,

Hello,
Try this.
data:c_kg LIKE lips-gewei VALUE 'KG', "Weight unit in kg
c_lb LIKE lips-gewei VALUE 'LB', "Weight unit in lb(pound).
CALL FUNCTION 'UNIT_CONVERSION_SIMPLE'
EXPORTING
input = i_ln_items-brgew
unit_in = c_kg
unit_out = c_lb
IMPORTING
output = i_ln_items-brgew_lb.
If useful reward.
Vasanth

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