Example: Setting Up Flat File Encoding Records

The example company primarily uses the flat file encoding character set CP1252, WIN-Latin 1, Western European. However, the Sales Order Entry program (P42101) uses the UTF8, Unicode character set, except when user JL5534221 runs version JDE0001 in the PDEVCLA environment; then the program uses the CP1250, WIN-Latin2, Central Europe character set. The same program occasionally, but not currently, uses the character set CP1254, WIN-Latin5, Turkish for environment PDEVASD2.

This table presents the information for the encoding records that the example company needs in the flat file encoding table:

User/Role	Application Name	Application Version Name	Environment	Encoding Name	Status
All	All	All	All	CP1252	Active
All	P42101	All	All	UTF8	Active
JL5534221	P42101	JDE0001	PDEVCLA	CP1250	Active
All	P42101	All	PDEVASD2	CP1254	Inactive

These steps provide instructions on how to set up flat file encoding records for the previous example:

Access the Work With Flat File Encoding form. In Solution Explorer, select the System Administration Tools, System Administration Tools, User Management, User Management Advanced and Technical Operations, Unicode Flat File Encoding Configuration.

1. On the Work With Flat File Encoding form, click Add.

2. On the Flat File Encoding Revisions form, complete these fields, and then click OK:

   • User / Role

     *PUBLIC includes all users and roles.

   • Environment

     *ALL includes all environments.

   • Program ID

     *DEFAULT includes all programs.

   • Version

     *DEFAULT includes all program versions.

   • Encoding Name

     Enter the following value: CP1252.

3. Repeat the previous step to add the following records to the table:

   User/Role	Environment	Program ID	Version	Encoding Name
   *PUBLIC	*ALL	*DEFAULT	*DEFAULT	CP1252
   *PUBLIC	*ALL	P42101	*DEFAULT	UTF8
   JL5534221	PDEVCLA	P42101	JDE0001	CP1250
   *PUBLIC	PDEVASD2	P42101	*DEFAULT	CP1254

4. Click Cancel to return to Work With Flat File Encoding.

5. Click Find to display all of the flat file encoding records.

6. Select the first record and from the Row menu, select Change Status to activate the recode.

7. Repeat the previous step to activate the currently active records.

   This table displays the final configuration:

   User/Role	Environment	Program ID	Version	Encoding Name	Status
   *PUBLIC	*ALL	*DEFAULT	*DEFAULT	CP1252	AV
   *PUBLIC	*ALL	P42101	*DEFAULT	UTF8	AV
   JL5534221	PDEVCLA	P42101	JDE0001	CP1250	AV
   *PUBLIC	PDEVASD2	P42101	*DEFAULT	CP1254	NA