PI63405: JAPANESE TEXT STORED IN ORACLE CLOB GARBLED WHEN USING NLS_LANG AS UTF8 WHILST DATABASE CHARACTER SET = AL32UTF8.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Japanese text stored in Oracle CLOB garbled when using
  NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8 or JAPANESE_JAPAN.UTF8 whilst
  Database Character set = AL32UTF8.
  It seems that garble does not occur with
  NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.JA16SJISTILDE or
  JAPANESE_JAPAN.JA16SJISTILDE in Windows environment.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• Code Fix
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• A fix for this APAR is targeted for IBM COGNOS 10.2.1 BI Fix
  Pack 12.
  The Fix Pack Release Schedule can be found at
  http://www.ibm.com/software/analytics/support/fixes/pbi_schedule
  .html.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  PI66757 PI66761

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COG VIEWER

• Fixed component ID

  5724W12CV

Applicable component levels

• RA21 PSN

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