Eclipse Intertest plugin : how to set up proper locale conversion ?

Products

• InterTest - CICS
• InterTest - Batch

Issue/Introduction

The data looks to be translated from default EBCDIC US 037 locale. The problem is some of them use different locale on z/OS (ie IBM-1147), leading to wrongly translated characters into the Eclipse plugin.
How to instruct the plugin the data on host is to be translated from a particular locale ?

Environment

Release : 11.0

Component : CA InterTest Batch

Resolution

CA InterTest: How to use Swedish codepage/encoding in the Eclipse GUI

Apply SO11126.
Customize these new lines in your CAVHUOPT (see new *.CAVHOPTN(CAVHUOPT) member) - change it from:

# *******************************************************
#                                                       
# Encoding of source code files                         
#export INTERTEST_ZOS_CODEPAGE=IBM1047                  
#                                                        
# Encoding used for file transfer to Eclipse UI client  
#export FILE_ENCODING=UTF-8                             
#                                                       
# *******************************************************

to

# *******************************************************
#                                                       
# Encoding of source code files                         
export INTERTEST_ZOS_CODEPAGE=IBM278                  
#                                                        
# Encoding used for file transfer to Eclipse UI client  
export FILE_ENCODING=UTF-8                             
#                                                       
# *******************************************************

Start the Server on z/OS
Change encoding to UTF-8 via "Window" - "Preferences".

Select General -> Workspace.

Text file encoding -> Other -> UTF-8.

Click Apply and close button.

Close and restart Eclipse.
(Re)import the PROTSYM member and you should see Swedish characters.