Working with SAP Data Format yyyy.mm.dd in data services

Hi,
I had 2 questions about date formats coming from SAP to DS .
1) I am trying to convert date fieild from SAP that is formated to yyyy.mm.dd to mm/dd/yyyy but I am not having any luck .. I am using the to_date function when I run this below I get null values in my template table . I think it has to do with me not stating my input date format but cannot seem to get the correct syntax's any ideas ?
2) Does Data Services recognize dates which are formatted as yyyy.mm.dd ?? When I put I added a column to a template table and added the sys date command it returned the sys date as yyyy.mm.dd BUT when I try a fiscal_day function (which should brings back the number of days between the input (my SAP source date ) and the sys date which are formatted the same (yyyy.mm.dd) I get a format error (input parameter 2009.03.10 is not valid) . any ideas ?
Thanks for your time,
Brett

Hello Brett
to_date convert STRING to date based on input format.
As i understand your source data not in string format.Is this correct?
Use combination to_char->to_date for your transformation
Regards
Kanstantsin Chernichenka

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 return true;
 else if (m_min < xx)
 return false;
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 if (m_dd < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_dd));
 if (format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMMSS)
 appendTime(str, EMPTY, false);
 else if (format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMM)
 appendHoursMinutes(str, EMPTY);
 else if (format == FormatDATEVERBOSE || format == FormatDATETIMEVERBOSE)
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_dd));
 if (m_dd > 10 && m_dd < 14)
 str.append(DayExtension[0]);
 else
 str.append(DayExtension[m_dd%10]);
 str.append(SPACE);
 str.append(getMonthName());
 str.append(SPACE);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_yyyy));
 if (format == FormatDATETIMEVERBOSE)
 str.append(",");
 str.append(SPACE);
 appendTime(str, COLON, false);
 else
 // DDMMCCYY, MMDDCCYY, DDMMCCYYTIME
 int first;
 int second;
 if (format != FormatMMDDCCYY)
 first = getDate();
 second = getMonth();
 else
 second = getDate();
 first = getMonth();
 if (first < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(first));
 str.append(s_dateSep);
 if (second < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(second));
 str.append(s_dateSep);
 str.append(Integer.toString(getYear()));
 if (format == FormatDDMMCCYYTIME)
 str.append(SPACE);
 appendTime(str, COLON, false);
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 * @d2 The date to compare against.
 * @return Whether this date is before the date passed in.
 public boolean before(SlacDate d2)
 return (!after(d2) && !equals(d2));
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 * @return The cloned SlacDate object
 public Object clone()
 SlacDate d = new SlacDate();
 d.m_dd = m_dd;
 d.m_mm = m_mm;
 d.m_yyyy = m_yyyy;
 d.m_hh = m_hh;
 d.m_min = m_min;
 d.m_ss = m_ss;
 d.m_mil = m_mil;
 return d;
 * Compare this date with the supplied date.
 * Hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are taken into consideration.
 * Returns:
 * -1 this date is before the supplied date.
 * 0 this date is equal to the supplied date.
 * 1 this date is after the supplied date.
 public int compareTo(Object o2)
 SlacDate d2 = (SlacDate)o2;
 if (equals(d2))
 return 0;
 if (after(d2))
 return 1;
 return -1;
 * Compare this date with the supplied date.
 * Hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are NOT taken into consideration.
 * Returns:
 * -1 this date is before the supplied date.
 * 0 this date is equal to the supplied date.
 * 1 this date is after the supplied date.
 public int compareDate(Object o2)
 SlacDate baseDate = (SlacDate)o2;
 SlacDate startBaseDate = new SlacDate(baseDate.getCalendar().getTime());
 startBaseDate.setHour(0);
 startBaseDate.setMinute(0);
 startBaseDate.setSecond(0);
 startBaseDate.setMillisecond(0);
 SlacDate endBaseDate = new SlacDate(baseDate.getCalendar().getTime());
 endBaseDate.setHour(23);
 endBaseDate.setMinute(59);
 endBaseDate.setSecond(59);
 endBaseDate.setMillisecond(999);
 int compare = 0;
 if (before(startBaseDate))
 compare = -1;
 else if (after(endBaseDate))
 compare = 1;
 return compare;
 * Compare this date with today's date.
 * Hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are NOT taken into consideration.
 * Returns:
 * -1 this date is before today.
 * 0 this date is equal to today.
 * 1 this date is after today.
 public int compareToToday()
 return compareDate(today());
 * Calculate the difference (in days) between the two dates.
 * Note the difference may be negative.
 * @param from The start date
 * @param to The to date
 * @return The difference between the dates in days.
 public static int daysBetween(SlacDate from, SlacDate to)
 int dayFrom;
 int monthFrom;
 int yrFrom;
 int dayTo;
 int monthTo;
 int yrTo;
 int mult = 1;
 if (from.after(to))
 mult=-1;
 dayFrom = to.getDate();
 monthFrom = to.getMonth();
 yrFrom = to.getYear();
 dayTo = from.getDate();
 monthTo = from.getMonth();
 yrTo = from.getYear();
 else
 dayFrom = from.getDate();
 monthFrom = from.getMonth();
 yrFrom = from.getYear();
 dayTo = to.getDate();
 monthTo = to.getMonth();
 yrTo = to.getYear();
 int cnt=0;
 try
 if (yrFrom != yrTo)
 // Different Years.
 for (int i=yrFrom+1; i<yrTo; i++)
 cnt += SlacDate.daysInYear(i);
 for (int i=monthFrom+1; i<13; i++)
 cnt+=daysInMonth(i, yrFrom);
 for (int i=1; i<monthTo; i++)
 cnt+=daysInMonth(i, yrTo);
 cnt += (daysInMonth(monthFrom, yrFrom)-dayFrom);
 cnt += dayTo;
 else
 if (monthFrom != monthTo)
 // Same Year but different months.
 for (int i=monthFrom+1; i<monthTo; i++)
 cnt+=daysInMonth(i, yrFrom);
 cnt += (daysInMonth(monthFrom, yrFrom)-dayFrom);
 cnt += dayTo;
 else
 // Same Year and month.
 cnt += (dayTo-dayFrom);
 catch (InvalidDateException ide)
 // This should never happen
 return cnt * mult;
 * Calculate the number of days from the specified date.
 * Note the difference may be negative.
 * @param date The date to calculate from
 * @return The diference between the two dates in days (may be negative).
 public int daysFrom(SlacDate date)
 return daysBetween(date, this);
 * Calculates the number of days in a given month in a given year
 * copes with century dates!
 * @param month The month to determine the day count
 * @param year The year the month is in (only relevant for February).
 * @exception InvalidDateException Invalid parameters passed in. Ie the month was >= 12
 * or the month was < 0.
 public static int daysInMonth(int month, int year) throws InvalidDateException
 if (month > 12 || month <= 0)
 throw new InvalidDateException("Invalid month specified to SlacDate.daysInMonth(): " + month);
 // month-1, because DaysInMonth array is 0-based.
 return (month == FEBRUARY && isLeapYear(year)) ? 29 : DaysInMonth[month-1];
 * Calculates the number of days in a given year.
 * @param year The year the month is in (only relevant for February).
 public static int daysInYear(int year)
 return (isLeapYear(year)) ? 365 : 364;
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 * Note the difference may be negative.
 * @param date The date to calculate to
 * @return The diference between the two dates in days (may be negative).
 public int daysTo(SlacDate date)
 return daysBetween(this, date);
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 * @param years The number of years to increment by
 * @param months The number of months to increment by
 * @param days The number of days to increment by
 public void decrement(int years, int months, int days)
 decrementYears(years);
 decrementMonths(months);
 decrementDays(days);
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 public void decrementDays(int days)
 incrementDays(days * -1);
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 * @param hours The number of hours to decrement by
 public void decrementHours(int hours)
 incrementHours(hours * -1);
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 public void decrementMilliseconds(int milliseconds)
 incrementMilliseconds(milliseconds * -1);
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 public void decrementMinutes(int minutes)
 incrementMinutes(minutes * -1);
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 * @param years The number of months to decrement by
 public void decrementMonths(int months)
 incrementMonths(months * -1);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of seconds.
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 public void decrementSeconds(int seconds)
 incrementSeconds(seconds * -1);
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 * @param years The number of years to decrement by
 public void decrementYears(int years)
 incrementYears(years * -1);
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 * @param to The end date
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 SlacDate f, t;
 if (from.after(to))
 t = from;
 f = to;
 else
 t = to;
 f = from;
 int secs = 0;
 int mins = 0;
 int hours = 0;
 int days = 0;
 int months = 0;
 int years = 0;
 secs = t.getSecond() - f.getSecond();
 mins = t.getMinute() - f.getMinute();
 hours = t.getHour() - f.getHour();
 days = t.getDate() - f.getDate();
 months = t.getMonth() - f.getMonth();
 years = t.getYear() - f.getYear();
 if (secs < 0)
 secs += 60;
 mins--;
 if (mins < 0)
 mins += 60;
 hours--;
 if (hours < 0)
 hours += 24;
 days--;
 if (days < 0)
 try
 days += daysInMonth(f.getMonth(), f.getYear());
 catch (InvalidDateException ide)
 days += 30;
 months--;
 if (months < 0)
 months += 12;
 years--;
 StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
 sb.append(years).append(s_dateSep);
 sb.append(months).append(s_dateSep);
 sb.append(days).append(SPACE);
 sb.append(hours).append(COLON);
 sb.append(mins).append(COLON);
 sb.append(secs);
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 * @param from The date from which to return the difference
 * @return The difference from the date passed in in String format
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 return differenceBetween(from, this);
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 * Note that if the date passed in is in the past the difference will be
 * negative.
 * @param to The date to which to return the difference
 * @return The difference to the date passed in in String format
 public String differenceTo(SlacDate to)
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 * @return Whether the dates are the same.
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 return ((m_yyyy == d2.m_yyyy) &&
 (m_mm == d2.m_mm) &&
 (m_dd == d2.m_dd) &&
 (m_hh == d2.m_hh) &&
 (m_min == d2.m_min) &&
 (m_ss == d2.m_ss) &&
 (m_mil == d2.m_mil));
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 Calendar cal = getCalendar();
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 String rString = null;
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 rString = "00" + millis;
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 rString = ZERO + millis;
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 rString = EMPTY + millis;
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 Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
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 cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, m_mil);
 return cal;
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 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 19990225
 * </pre>
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 public String getCCYYMMDD()
 return asString(FormatCCYYMMDD);
 * Return the Date/Time in CCYYMMDDHHMM format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 199902251423
 * </pre>
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 * <pre>
 * 19990225142356
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in CCYYMMDDHHMMSS format.
 public String getCCYYMMDDHHMMSS()
 return asString(FormatCCYYMMDDHHMMSS);
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 * Return the date in DATETIME format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * Feb 25 14:21:09 1999
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in DATETIME format.
 public String getDATETIME()
 return asString(FormatDATETIME);
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 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 25th February 1999, 14:21:09
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in DATETIMEVERBOSE format.
 public String getDATETIMEVERBOSE()
 return asString(FormatDATETIMEVERBOSE);
 * Return the Date/Time in DATEVERBOSE format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 25th February 1999
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in DATEVERBOSE format.
 public String getDATEVERBOSE()
 return asString(FormatDATEVERBOSE);
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What do I do?
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