Code Page Compatibility

A code page contains the encoding to specify characters in a set of one or more languages. An
encoding is the assignment of a number to a character in the character set. You use code pages to
identify data that might be in different languages. For example, if you are importing Japanese
data into a mapping, you must select a Japanese code page for the source data.
When you choose a code page, the program or application for which you set the code page refers
to a specific set of data that describes the characters the application recognizes. This influences
the way that application stores, receives, and sends character data.

Code Page Compatibility

Component Code Page Code Page Compatibility

Source (including relational, flat file, and Subset of target.

XML file) Subset of PowerCenter Server.

Superset of source.

Target (including relational, XML files, Superset of PowerCenter Server.

and flat files)
PowerCenter Server creates external loader data and control files using the
target flat file code page.

Lookup and Stored Procedures Compatible with PowerCenter Server and repository.

Superset of source.

Subset of target.

PowerCenter Server Identical to PowerCenter Server operating system and machine

hosting pmcmd.
Compatible with repository and PowerCenter Client.
 Compatible with database connection code page used by Lookup and Stored
Procedure transformations.

Compatible with repository.

Repository Server
Compatible with PowerCenter Client and PowerCenter Server.

Compatible with local repository. Can also be a subset of local repository.

Global Repository
Compatible with PowerCenter Client and Server.

Compatible with global repository. Can also be a superset of global

Local Repository repository.

Compatible with PowerCenter Client and Server.

Standalone Repository Compatible with PowerCenter Client and Server.

PowerCenter Client Compatible with PowerCenter Server and repository.

Machine hosting pmcmd Identical to PowerCenter Server.