Configuring the application server for UTF-8 encoding

To use multiple language encoding support in the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console, you must configure an application server with UTF-8 encoding enabled.

  1. Create an application server or use an existing application server.
  2. On the Application Server page, click on the name of the server you want enabled for UTF-8.
  3. On the settings page for the selected application server, click Process Definition.
  4. On the Process Definition page, click Java Virtual Machine.
  5. On the Java™ Virtual Machine page, specify -Dclient.encoding.override=UTF-8 for Generic JVM Arguments and click OK.
  6. Click Save on the console taskbar.
  7. Restart the application server.

After installation is complete, configure national language support in the FTM OAC. For more information, see National Language Support.