Code page conversion details
In working with data, HCL Compass accepts the data from a client application (for example, Designer or Maintenance Tool) and then converts each character to Unicode to operate on the data. When the data manipulation is complete, HCL Compass converts the Unicode results back to the appropriate data code page for output to the database.
Because HCL Compass can convert data from any supported data code page to Unicode, and from Unicode to any supported data code page, it is no longer necessary for the client platform to run a local character set that corresponds to the schema repository data code page before writing the data to the database.
HCL Compass offers several features that validate data; only data that can be appropriately handled by the schema repository and user database can be entered.