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PH69970: 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 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 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
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH69970

  • Reported component name

    DB2 REC EXPERT

  • Reported component ID

    5697H7400

  • Reported release

    320

  • Status

    CLOSED UR1

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2026-02-03

  • Closed date

    2026-02-10

  • Last modified date

    2026-03-02

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

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

    UO06763

Modules/Macros

  • ARYGGRPS ARYGMAIN ARYXCCMN ARYXCDT@ ARYXCPKG ARYXICMN ARYXNDT@
    ARYXNNET ARYXSDT@ ARYXSSTR ARYXSUCV
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    DB2 REC EXPERT

  • Fixed component ID

    5697H7400

Applicable component levels

  • R320 PSY UO06763

       UP26/02/12 P F602

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 March 2026