SAP BI DATE FORMAT

Hello Experts,
I have made a flat file extractor . Flat file is coming from Another third part database.
Date format in flat file is in form DD/MM/YYYY . but in BI we do not have date dormat DD/MM/YYYY.
My Question is how we can add this date format in BI.
I cannot change the flat file date format because this file comes daily and placed in AL11 automatically.
its also very difficult first downlaod file from AL11 change the datw format in another form then load the file.
dates Format in SAP BI are available.
Thanks,
Mohit.

Hi,
You use routine to update DATE required format
Data: w_day(2) type n,
w_month(2) type n,
w_year(4) type n.
Clear: w_day,w_month, w_year.
w_day = DATE+0(2).
w_month = DATE+2(2).
w_year = DATE+4(4).
and then CONCATENATE required format.
Examples
1 CONCATENATE w_month w_day w_year into REQ_DATE
2 CONCATENATE w_Year w_day w_month into REQ_DATE
Write this routine in transformation for DATE infoobject.
Thank you,
Nanda

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