Support Double Byte Characters Set (DBCS) such as Chinese, Japanese or Korean with OM View

Products

• Deliver
• View

Issue/Introduction

This document outlines OM View's support for Double-Byte Character Sets (DBCS).

Environment

• View®
• OM View for z
• Output Management View® for z/OS
• Output Management Deliver™ for z/OS

Resolution

View provides support for DBCS characters such as Chinese, Japanese or Korean.

For View to recognize and process DBCS data, you must ensure the following:

• DBCS data is enclosed by shift out (X'0E')/shift-in (X'0F') characters
  
  
• Shift-Out/Shift-In pairing is completed in each logical record
  
  
• PRMODE=SOSI1 or PRMODE=SOSI2 is specified for the data set in its //OUTPUT statement (an IBM requirement for printing to a 3800 printer)

Note: For JES3, the PRMODE parameter is only available to View when a data set is archived by the automatic report archival feature of View system extensions or by the direct-to- View archival feature of Deliver.

To view DBCS reports:

• You can view DBCS data only on a workstation that provides DBCS input/output capability such as 3270 information display. Currently, only the ISPF and Native TSO online retrieval options support the viewing of DBCS data.
• To reprint DBCS reports:
• To reprint a SYSOUT group containing DBCS data, you can use selection code J from online retrieval or the batch retrieval print function. The Print Services Facility (PSF) must control the printer to which the output is directed.
• Deliver does not support Double Byte Characters Set (DBCS) such as Chinese, Japanese or Korean on the panels or input fields.