JR37209: XML Output Stage throws a transcoding exception while writing unicode data to an XML Document

IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.5 Fix Pack 2
IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.7 Fix Pack 1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Invalid character(s) ([xA2]) found converting string (code
  point(s): Fatal: A transcoding exception occurred in row:
  "HPC[x1A][x01]05ADH598696908", "INSURED ...) from codepage
  UTF-8 to Unicode, substituting.
  

Local fix

• The user has to install JR37209 patch and set the environment
  variable XML_LANG to TRUE(in caps) to process western european
  data(ISO-8859-1) in XML Output Stage.
  

Problem summary

• XML Output Stage problems.
  1.Throws a transcoding exception while generating XML document.
  2.Generated garbled data while processing ISO-8859-1 data.
  

Problem conclusion

• By default,XML Output Stage process data in UTF-8.In order to
  process ISO-8859-1 data the user has to set the environment
  variable XML_LANG to TRUE(in caps).
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R870 PSY

     UP