For the best compatibility with non-ASCII character sets, an IBM DB2 database must be created using Unicode Transformation Format UTF-8 encoding (character set). Use of UTF-8 is required if you need multilingual support (multicharacter set support).
Use the Client Configuration Assistant to set up a database alias that enables the EPM System product to connect to the database. Be sure to select “Register this Database for ODBC and As a System Data Source.”