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DB2 7.1 for z/OS

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What is required for Conversion Services Initialization?

Steps to complete Conversion Services Initialization include:

*** STEP#1 Example for ADCD z/OS V1R4 ******************

//UNICODE JOB 1,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,REGION=0M
//******************************************************
//* IMAGE GENERATOR                                    *
//******************************************************
//CUNMIUTL EXEC PGM=CUNMIUTL
//SYSPRINT DD   SYSOUT=*
//TABIN    DD   DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.SCUNTBL
//SYSIMG   DD   DSN=ADCD.ZOSV1R4.PARMLIB(CUNIMG00),DISP=SHR
//SYSIN    DD   *

  /********************************************
   * INPUT STATEMENTS FOR THE IMAGE GENERATOR *
   ********************************************/

     CASE NORMAL;          /* ENABLE TOUPPER AND TOLOWER */

     CONVERSION 1047,850;  /* EBCDIC -  ASCII */
     CONVERSION 850,1047;  /* ASCII -  EBCDIC */

*** STEP#2 Example for ADCD z/OS V1R4 ******************

Edit ADCD.ZOSV1R4.PARMLIB(IEASYSDB)
Edit ADCD.ZOSV1R4.PARMLIB(IEASYSDC)
Add the following statement....
UNI=00,

*** STEP#3 Example for ADCD z/OS V1R4 ******************

Edit ADCD.ZOSV1R4.PARMLIB(CUNUNI00)
Add the following statements....
REALSTORAGE 100;
IMAGE CUNIMG00;

*** STEP#4 IPL - Messages in SYSLOG   *******************

CUN2020I START LOADING CONVERSION IMAGE CUNIMG00
CUN2022I LOADING CONVERSION IMAGE CUNIMG00 FINISHED:
                                     270368 BYTES LOADED
CUN2005I CONVERSION ENVIRONMENT SUCCESSFULLY INITIALIZED


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*** Input's for generating conversion images ************

Support for Unicode :
Using Conversion Services
SC33-7050-00


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*** Excellent Sources Detailed Unicode Information ******

IBM Character Data Reference Architecture manual
Title:  CDRA Reference
Document Number: SC09-2190-00

URL www.unicode.org

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