Generic Text DataSource using FM

Hi All,
I need to create a generic text DataSource in R/3 using a FM.
I tried to create a text DS using a FM based on FM RSAX_BIW_GET_DATA_SIMPLE (as template).
I tested it in R/3 using RSA3 and everything worked as expected, but after replicating it in BW and assigning it to an InfoSource I detected a problem.
What happens is that BW receives all existing records with all fields but the text field filled! I couldn't figure out why.
I recon there's also another FM template which seems to be specific for text extraction (RSAX_BIW_GET_TEXTS), but this FM happens to be incompatible with a Generic DataSource, in other words FM RSAX_BIW_GET_TEXTS does not have the expected interface parameters.
Has anyone ever successfully created a Generic text DataSource using a FM? I've looked around the forums and could not find any example.
Thanks for the attention and for any help.
Ricardo Calaça Nunes

Hi Ajay,
First of all, thanks for your reply. Answering your question: yes, that's exactly what happens.
Let me explain my problem a little bit further. I've created a custom characteristic in BW, this InfoObject was created with texts option checked. I want to load texts for this InfoObject in BW using an algorithm that reads data in R/3 hence my need for a generic text DataSource using FM.
FM RSAX_BIW_GET_TEXTS which is also a template seems to be specific for text extraction, but a generic DS is not accepting a extraction FM based on it because its parameter interface is different from FM RSAX_BIW_GET_DATA_SIMPLE.
The latter is good for master data extraction, I've successfully used it in the past, but as mentioned in my previous post BW seems not to accept text fields in a extraction structure filled by a FM based on RSAX_BIW_GET_DATA_SIMPLE whether this FM is in a generic master data DS or else in a generic text DS.
Can you imagine a possible solution?

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