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PH69552: CHARACTER CONVERSION UPDATED TO USE CCSID 1200 INSTEAD OF CCSID 13488 (UCS-2)

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APAR status

  • Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

  • Db2 Recovery Expert Pro no longer requires conversion tables
    between the subsystem CCSID and CCSID 13488 (UCS 2). The product
    has been updated to use conversion tables between the subsystem
    CCSID and CCSID 1200 (Unicode UTF 16). With the PTF applied,
    customers should no longer encounter the conversion errors
    previously documented in the Conversion tables: Solving
    conversion errors chapter.
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Character conversion updated to use     *
    *                      CCSID 1200 instead of CCSID 13488       *
    *                      (UCS-2)                                 *
    ****************************************************************
    Db2 Recovery Expert Pro no longer requires conversion tables
    between the subsystem CCSID and CCSID 13488 (UCS-2). The product
    has been updated to use conversion tables between the subsystem
    CCSID and CCSID 1200 (Unicode UTF-16). With the PTF applied,
    customers should no longer encounter the conversion errors
    previously documented in the "Conversion tables: Solving
    conversion errors" chapter.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH69552

  • Reported component name

    DB2 REC EXPRT F

  • Reported component ID

    5698RET00

  • Reported release

    110

  • Status

    CLOSED UR1

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2026-01-06

  • Closed date

    2026-01-07

  • Last modified date

    2026-01-09

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

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

    UO06399

Modules/Macros

  • HRGXCCMN HRGXCDT@ HRGXCPKG HRGXICMN HRGXNDT@ HRGXNNET HRGXSDT@
    HRGXSSTR HRGXSUCV
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    DB2 REC EXPRT F

  • Fixed component ID

    5698RET00

Applicable component levels

  • R110 PSY UO06399

       UP26/01/09 I 1000

Fix is available

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 January 2026