B0000580 - Convert String to Math Numeric does not convert

I am trying to convert a string value into a numeric value using the business function Convert String to Math Numeric within an EnterpriseOne report, but for some reason it does not work as it should. The error code returned from the business function was 0, yet the numeric value it returned was nothing but 0. The string value I am obtaining is by reading a comma separated text file using the business function B76B0220 - Fetch Next Line from Flat File and then by parsing the line using the business function B0500690 - Parse Text String. I ran the UBE through ER debugger and verified that even though a valid non-zero string value was going into the business function,