Rational Developer for System z

Creating a bidirectional conversion table

If you have bidirectional data on the z/OS® system, you will need to set up the code page conversion to support the transfer of bidirectional data between the z/OS system and the workstation. To do so, you will first need to create a bidirectional conversion table file and then customize your code pages using the conversion table file.
Bidirectional conversion tables are XML files that describe the bidirectional layout of remote and local systems. Create a bidirectional conversion table file using the Bidi Conversion Table wizard.
  1. Select File -> New -> Other -> Bidi Conversion Table Wizard -> Bidi Conversion Table.
  2. Click Next to start the Bidi Conversion Table Wizard.
  3. Proceed through the wizard pages:
    1. On the Bidi Conversion Table window, fill in the required information. For example:
      Table 1. Bidi Conversion Table window fields
      Field Sample value
      Enter or select the parent folder RemoteSystemsConnections
      File name MyBidirectionalConversion.bct
      Click Next.
    2. On the Client System Settings window, fill in the required information. For example:
      Table 2. Client System settings window fields
      Field Sample value
      System Type Intel
      Code Page Cp1256
      Ordering Scheme Implicit
      Text Orientation LTR
      Symmetric Swapping Yes
      Text Shaping Nominal
      Numerals Nominal
      Click Next.
    3. On the Server System settings window, fill in the required information. For example:
      Table 3. Server System settings window fields
      Field Sample value
      System Type EBCDIC
      Code Page Cp420
      Ordering Scheme Visual
      Text Orientation LTR
      Symmetric Swapping No
      Text Shaping Shaped
      Numerals Nominal
      Click Next.
    4. On the Conversion Options window, fill in the required information. For example:
      Table 4. Conversion Options window fields
      Field Sample Value
      Lam Alef Mode Auto
      Seen Tail Mode Auto
      Yeh Hamza Mode Auto
      Tashkeel Mode Auto
      Word Break Mode Off
      Round Trip Off
      Click Finish.
  4. The newly created bct file is automatically opened by the editor. Close the editor.

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