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Deloitte
Deloitte
DE
Deloitte
Posted: Feb 26, 2018
Last activity: Feb 27, 2018
Last activity: 27 Feb 2018 4:07 EST
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how to convert Date fields to packed decimals in Pega
I need to convert data fields to packed decimal in pega. When we try the method in a java step we see the below error. if anyone knows how to read the publicAPI methods this may work. Here is the Error;
Error: The method toPackedDecimal(int, String, int, int) is undefined for the type PublicAPI.
Posted: 6 years ago
PEGA
Pegasystems Inc.
US
Hi Alejandro,
The syntax of using toPackedDecimal method from com.pega.pegarules.pub.util.StringUtils class as follows,
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Hi Alejandro,
The syntax of using toPackedDecimal method from com.pega.pegarules.pub.util.StringUtils class as follows,
public static byte[] toPackedDecimal(java.lang.String aPackedString,
boolean isSigned,
int digits,
int decimals)
Convert a string to byte array encoded as packed decimal data(COMP-3).
- Parameters:
aPackedString- string containing decimal value.isSigned- whether produce signed value or notdigits- number of digits in the whole part of the numberdecimals- the number of implied decimal places.- Returns:
- result
- Hope this helps you to achieve your requirement.
- Regards,
- Mahesh
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Posted: 6 years ago
Deloitte
Deloitte
DE
Hi thank you for the fast response.
I see its returning Alpha numeric value that is more than 5 digit but I actually I need 5 digit numerical code. Do you have any idea how to achieve this.