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Administering
Learn how to administer the product.
Administering HCL Compass
Learn how to administer the HCL Compass.
Managing databases
Describes the different types of databases that the administrator can create and manage
Code pages and national language support
Working with HCL Compass data code pages
After you determine the appropriate HCL Compass data code page and create a vendor database instance with the corresponding vendor database character set, you can perform the tasks outlined in this topic.
Ensuring characters in database sets are supported in a HCL Compass data code page
If you are using HCL Compass for the first time, the GUI-based tools provide support to set up and manage data code pages for your schema repositories. Also, for many previous users of HCL Compass whose data code pages were set to US-ASCII, the GUI provides all required code page functionality.
Developing a data conversion strategy
Types of fields with unsupported characters

Types of fields with unsupported characters

When you convert the data in a database set to a new HCL Compass data code page, the characters you need to convert are in many places in the database:

In modifiable text or multiline text fields, such as states, action names, and Headline strings. These can occur in a master database or user databases. You can change them by using the tools available in the HCL Compass client applications or by using the Designer Tool. You might need to change permissions so that you can modify these objects.
In nonmodifiable text fields, such as schema check-in comments. Such fields are found in both the master database and the user database. They may have to be changed through SQL or other database vendor tools.
In certain binary large object (BLOB) fields, such as query definitions and forms. The unsupported characters can be stored safely inside the BLOB, but might not be displayed or processed correctly on a client.