Character with commas

Hi Guys,

I have a Character object called "Benefits" in my Universe which is defined as a character in the database. Most of the values are numbers, but there are a few character values. Example values - $100, $200, $1000, $X, $Y. The database is a 2008 SQL Server database.

Now, I want to use the object in my Webi Report, but I want the numbers to be in the following format - $1,000,000. i.e. with the commas.

But, I cannot use FormatNumber(Benefits, "#,##") in the Webi as the object is defined as a character in the database. Is there a way around this problem? Any help is appreciated.