JR36044: IMPORT NOT HANDLING JAPAN CHARACTERS PROPERLY.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IS 8.0.1 FP2 isn't handling import of Japan characters properly.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  USERS AFFECTED:
  Import of DSX files that contain DBCS characters on a client
  system that does not have a DBCS version of Windows installed
  may lead to warnings  about invalid hex charcters, or
  characters not being supported by the current code page.
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When a DSX file is exported, DBCS characters will be represented
  as \(ABCD) where ABCD is the hex Unicode value of the character.
  All such characters can be created during an export. However, on
  import, the standard DSX importer code checks to see that the
  DBCS character can be round-tripped through the client's Windows
  code page, as if it does not it will be corrupted when sent to
  the server (e.g. at job compile time). However, this round-trip
  test only works on a Windows system that has been installed as
  DBCS - for example, a true Japanese Windows installation. It
  fails if this is an English Windows installation, even if the
  Regional and Language Settings / Advanced has been set to
  Japanese - which sets the local code page to 932.
  
  However, in this latter case, if the code page has indeed been
  set to 932, the round-trip test could be skipped under certain
  circumstances; namely, when the DSX file only contains Japanese
  characters that genuinely are present in 932. If that is the
  case, the DSX importer could be allowed to import the objects,
  knowing that when the metadata is sent to the server it will
  actually pass through the given code page correctly.
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  RECOMMENDATION:
  Apply patch JR36044
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Problem conclusion

• Implemented extension to DSX Header
  

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 QUALITYSTAG

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36QS

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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