Configuring projects for NLS

IBM® InfoSphere® DataStage® has built-in National Language Support (NLS).

This means InfoSphere DataStage can:

Using NLS, InfoSphere DataStage holds data in Unicode format. This is an international standard character set that contains many of the characters used in languages around the world. InfoSphere DataStage maps data to or from Unicode format as required.

Each InfoSphere DataStage project has a map and a locale assigned to it during installation. The map defines the character set that the project can use. The locale defines the local formats for dates, times, sorting order, and so on (sorting order only for parallel jobs), that the project should use. The InfoSphere DataStage client and engine components also have maps assigned to them during installation to ensure that data is transferred in the correct format.

InfoSphere DataStage has different mechanisms for implementing NLS for server and parallel jobs, and so you set map and locale details separately for the two types of job. Under normal circumstances, the two settings will match.

From the Administrator window, you can check which maps and locales were assigned during installation and change them as required.