Automic STR_FIND Behavior: Eszett (ß) Character Matches 'ss' in v24+ Due to Unicode Case Folding

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

Steps to reproduce

Example Script:

:SET &TEXT# = "ßasdf"

:SET &FIND# = "asdf"

:SET &POS# = STR_FIND(&TEXT#,&FIND#)

:PRINT &POS#

Example Output:

2025-10-22 13:26:34 - U00020408 0000000000000003

The correct output would 2.

Environment

Automation Engine 24.2.0

Cause

DE178343

A problem has been fixed where STR_FIND and STR_FIND_REV returned false position if the string contained a sharp S.

Resolution

Update to a fix version listed below or a newer version if available.

Fix version:
Automation.Engine 24.4.4 - Planned release March 2026