Conversion of exponential data to Decimal in BODS batch Job

Hi all,

The input for our BODS Job is a CSV, and the values in CSV are sometimes in exponential format(ex:8.37E+07) . We need to transform these type of data and place it in a table.

The issue is that when we use Decimal(16,3) as data type for the value column,we recieve a warning (ex:Cannot Convert 8.37E+07 to Decimal).

If we use Varchar(100) as datatype for value column, the exponential values are converted to null during transformation(especially during addition of values).

Please let us know if we can use any conversion functions or use any other method to handle this issue.

Any inputs will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and regards,

Prateek