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Erste Digital
AT
Last activity: 17 Oct 2019 4:16 EDT
Unable to find any function to convert property to String
We are using Pega Infinity 8.1.1. We have a decimal property that we want to convert to date. toDate function is not able to do it directly as it's setting the value to default date 01/01/1970. So, I was trying to convert the decimal into string and then format that value with FormatDateTime function.But, I am not getting any toString() function to convert any property to string format. Please feel free to suggest necessary actions to be taken on this.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc
IN
Pegasystems Inc.
US
can you give an example of how your decimal format date looks like?
Erste Digital
AT
The value of the property is like : 20190101. Property type is NUMBER in DataBase and DECIMAL in PEGA.
Pegasystems Inc.
US
A java step like below may do it?
// e.g. Dec1 is decimal with value 19700101.0
Double dec1 = myStepPage.getProperty("Dec1").toDouble();
java.text.DecimalFormat decimalFormat = new java.text.DecimalFormat("#");
String output = decimalFormat.format(dec1);
oLog.infoForced("output: " + output);
Erste Digital
AT
MyStepPage was not working in this syntax though I have written the code by creating a function and built it through JAVA. It's working fine.Thanks for your assistance.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc
IN
Hi @RumelaB4,
I guess you have found a solution to convert the decimal to string by writing a code.
However, when you assign a decimal property value to a text property, Pega will take care of the conversion.
I configured a similar use case where I am entering a 20190101. in a decimal property. A OnChange action set is configured to with Post Value and Refresh This Section (I am calling Data Transform while Refreshing) the section). In the data transform I am assigning the decimal property value to Text property. After this we can convert to date property with OOTB function. This worked for me.
Hope this also helps you.
Regards,
Priyabharathi
Erste Digital
AT
Hi Priyabharathi, Yes the property value we need to convert is not loaded when we are running the strategy standalone. It's loaded only when the campaign is being run. And I have used the same method you have mentioned and it's working fine now.Thanks for the assistance.
Hi @RumelaB4,
I guess you have found a solution to convert the decimal to string by writing a code.
However, when you assign a decimal property value to a text property, Pega will take care of the conversion.
I configured a similar use case where I am entering a 20190101. in a decimal property. A OnChange action set is configured to with Post Value and Refresh This Section (I am calling Data Transform while Refreshing) the section). In the data transform I am assigning the decimal property value to Text property. After this we can convert to date property with OOTB function. This worked for me.
Hope this also helps you.
Regards,
Priyabharathi