Characterset change from WE8ISO8859P1 to AL32UTF8
Hi,
I have restore the rman on new server oracle 11.2.0.3 (Previous backup was of oracle 10.2.0.4).
Then I have successfully upgrade the database to oracle 11g but issue which I am facing right now is that the old database have the character set WE8ISO8859P1 which is now upgraded to oracle 11.2.0.3 database server.
My required character set is AL32UTF32.
Now is there any way that while restoring the rman backup of oracle 10.2.0.4 on new server I set the character set to AL32UTF32.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Kind Regards,
Adnan Hamdussalam
It means that either I have to change it before backup or after perform the full upgrade on new server oracle 11g and then convert the character set. Am I right?Yes, You are right.
I think as you are changing from WE8ISO8859P1 to AL32UTF8, so you do not need any tool.
Must read note,
*Changing the NLS_CHARACTERSET to AL32UTF8 / UTF8 (Unicode) [ID 260192.1]*
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Characterset conversion from WE8ISO8859P1 to UTF8
Hi All,
While running CSSCAN utility from WE8ISO8859P1 to UTF8 after running 8-9H, the process is going to sleep state.
We need to complete this task in next 1week of time.Can any one share why this is happening.
Thanks,
SekharThere is a Metalink note on [Bug 6460895 - CSSCAN may hang / run slowly|https://metalink.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html#tab=Home(page=Home&id=fm2z4pjj()),(page=KBNavigator&id=fm2z4vd6(&viewingMode=1141&userQuery=csscan%20sleep&searchControl=1146))] that looks to be vaguely related. This indicates that the bug was fixed in 10.2.0.4, but unfortunately the bug itself isn't published, so it is rather hard to know if this is your problem or not. It would probably be worth logging a support request to see if Oracle support can determine whether or not you're being affected by this bug.
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CSSCAN in 11g - Characterset not changing from WE8IMSWIN1252 to AL32UTF8
All,
We have installed a 11g database in Linux box and once after that we wanted to change the character set to AL32UTF8 from default WE8MSWIN1252.
We took the cs-alter approach and ran cs-scan utility, upon going through csscan.txt files generated by csscan utility we found that there are no lossy data but convertible data was found in data dictionary. Below is the output from csscan.txt
This is the Scan Summary
*[Scan Summary]*
All character type data in the data dictionary are convertible to the new character set
All character type application data are convertible to the new character set
Database Scan Summary Report
Time Started : 2012-10-17 21:42:17
Time Completed: 2012-10-17 21:42:47
Process ID Time Started Time Completed
1 2012-10-17 21:42:18 2012-10-17 21:42:46
2 2012-10-17 21:42:18 2012-10-17 21:42:46
3 2012-10-17 21:42:18 2012-10-17 21:42:46
[Database Size]
Tablespace Used Free Total Expansion
SYSTEM 709.75M 256.00K 710.00M 2.42M
SYSAUX 645.63M 34.38M 680.00M 12.52M
UNDOTBS1 13.13M 16.88M 30.00M .00K
TEMP .00K .00K .00K .00K
USERS 1.31M 3.69M 5.00M .00K
HYPE_DATA 1,024.00K 19,999.00M 20,000.00M .00K
HYPE_INDX 1,024.00K 19,999.00M 20,000.00M .00K
Total 1,371.81M 40,053.19M 41,425.00M 14.94M
The size of the largest CLOB is 1625114 bytes
[Database Scan Parameters]
Parameter Value
CSSCAN Version v2.1
Instance Name dvhp081
Database Version 11.2.0.3.0
Scan type Full database
Scan CHAR data? YES
Database character set WE8MSWIN1252
FROMCHAR WE8MSWIN1252
TOCHAR al32utf8
Scan NCHAR data? NO
Array fetch buffer size 10240
Number of processes 3
Capture convertible data? NO
[Scan Summary]
All character type data in the data dictionary are convertible to the new character set
All character type application data are convertible to the new character set
[Data Dictionary Conversion Summary]
Data Dictionary Tables:
Datatype Changeless Convertible Truncation Lossy
VARCHAR2 5,408,302 0 0 0
CHAR 4,261 0 0 0
LONG 249,018 0 0 0
CLOB 67,652 3,794 0 0
VARRAY 49,807 0 0 0
Total 5,779,040 3,794 0 0
Total in percentage 99.934% 0.066% 0.000% 0.000%
The data dictionary can be safely migrated using the CSALTER script
XML CSX Dictionary Tables:
Datatype Changeless Convertible Truncation Lossy
VARCHAR2 702 0 0 0
CHAR 0 0 0 0
LONG 0 0 0 0
CLOB 0 0 0 0
VARRAY 0 0 0 0
Total 702 0 0 0
Total in percentage 100.000% 0.000% 0.000% 0.000%
[Application Data Conversion Summary]
Datatype Changeless Convertible Truncation Lossy
VARCHAR2 2,550,581 0 0 0
CHAR 0 0 0 0
LONG 0 0 0 0
CLOB 22,187 8,287 0 0
VARRAY 0 0 0 0
Total 2,572,768 8,287 0 0
Total in percentage 99.679% 0.321% 0.000% 0.000%
[Distribution of Convertible, Truncated and Lossy Data by Table]
Data Dictionary Tables:
USER.TABLE Convertible Truncation Lossy
MDSYS.SDO_COORD_OP_PARAM_VALS 200 0 0
MDSYS.SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE 1 0 0
MDSYS.SDO_STYLES_TABLE 78 0 0
MDSYS.SDO_XML_SCHEMAS 5 0 0
SYS.METASTYLESHEET 179 0 0
SYS.RULE$ 1 0 0
SYS.SCHEDULER$_EVENT_LOG 356 0 0
SYS.WRH$_SQLTEXT 537 0 0
SYS.WRH$_SQL_PLAN 514 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_DIRECTIVE_META 5 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_OBJECTS 28 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_SQLT_PLANS 2 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_SQLT_PLAN_STATS 2 0 0
SYS.WRI$_DBU_FEATURE_METADATA 193 0 0
SYS.WRI$_DBU_FEATURE_USAGE 9 0 0
SYS.WRI$_DBU_HWM_METADATA 21 0 0
SYS.WRI$_REPT_FILES 27 0 0
SYSMAN.MGMT_IP_ELEM_DEFAULT_PARAMS 130 0 0
SYSMAN.MGMT_IP_REPORT_ELEM_PARAMS 1,475 0 0
SYSMAN.MGMT_IP_SQL_STATEMENTS 31 0 0
XML CSX Dictionary Tables:
USER.TABLE Convertible Truncation Lossy
Application Data:
USER.TABLE Convertible Truncation Lossy
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_BANNER 10 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_BUTTON_TEMPLATES 12 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_CUSTOM_AUTH_SETUPS 19 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_FLASH_CHART_SERIES 5 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES 298 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PAGE_GENERIC_ATTR 44 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PAGE_PLUGS 3,240 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PAGE_PLUG_TEMPLATES 254 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PROCESSING 45 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_ROW_TEMPLATES 66 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_SHORTCUTS 39 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_STEPS 1,795 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_STEP_PROCESSING 2,238 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_TEMPLATES 192 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS 30 0 0
[Distribution of Convertible, Truncated and Lossy Data by Column]
Data Dictionary Tables:
USER.TABLE|COLUMN Convertible Truncation Lossy
MDSYS.SDO_COORD_OP_PARAM_VALS|PARAM_VALUE_FILE 200 0 0
MDSYS.SDO_GEOR_XMLSCHEMA_TABLE|XMLSCHEMA 1 0 0
MDSYS.SDO_STYLES_TABLE|DEFINITION 78 0 0
MDSYS.SDO_XML_SCHEMAS|XMLSCHEMA 5 0 0
SYS.METASTYLESHEET|STYLESHEET 179 0 0
SYS.RULE$|CONDITION 1 0 0
SYS.SCHEDULER$_EVENT_LOG|ADDITIONAL_INFO 356 0 0
SYS.WRH$_SQLTEXT|SQL_TEXT 537 0 0
SYS.WRH$_SQL_PLAN|OTHER_XML 514 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_DIRECTIVE_META|DATA 5 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_OBJECTS|ATTR4 28 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_SQLT_PLANS|OTHER_XML 2 0 0
SYS.WRI$_ADV_SQLT_PLAN_STATS|OTHER 2 0 0
SYS.WRI$_DBU_FEATURE_METADATA|INST_CHK_LOGIC 22 0 0
SYS.WRI$_DBU_FEATURE_METADATA|USG_DET_LOGIC 171 0 0
SYS.WRI$_DBU_FEATURE_USAGE|FEATURE_INFO 9 0 0
SYS.WRI$_DBU_HWM_METADATA|LOGIC 21 0 0
SYS.WRI$_REPT_FILES|SYS_NC00005$ 27 0 0
SYSMAN.MGMT_IP_ELEM_DEFAULT_PARAMS|VALUE 130 0 0
SYSMAN.MGMT_IP_REPORT_ELEM_PARAMS|VALUE 1,475 0 0
SYSMAN.MGMT_IP_SQL_STATEMENTS|SQL_STATEMENT 31 0 0
XML CSX Dictionary Tables:
USER.TABLE|COLUMN Convertible Truncation Lossy
Application Data:
USER.TABLE|COLUMN Convertible Truncation Lossy
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_BANNER|BANNER 10 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_BUTTON_TEMPLATES|TEMPLATE 12 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_CUSTOM_AUTH_SETUPS|AUTH_FUNC 8 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_CUSTOM_AUTH_SETUPS|PAGE_SENT 10 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_CUSTOM_AUTH_SETUPS|POST_AUTH 1 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_FLASH_CHART_SERIES|SERIES_QU 5 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|ITEM_TEMPLATE 20 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|ITEM_TEMPLATE 20 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|LIST_TEMPLATE 105 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|LIST_TEMPLATE 105 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|SUB_LIST_ITEM 12 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|SUB_LIST_ITEM 12 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|SUB_TEMPLATE_ 12 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_LIST_TEMPLATES|SUB_TEMPLATE_ 12 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PAGE_GENERIC_ATTR|ATTRIBUTE_ 44 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PAGE_PLUGS|PLUG_SOURCE 3,240 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PAGE_PLUG_TEMPLATES|TEMPLATE 166 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PAGE_PLUG_TEMPLATES|TEMPLATE 88 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_PROCESSING|PROCESS_SQL_CLOB 45 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_ROW_TEMPLATES|ROW_TEMPLATE1 54 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_ROW_TEMPLATES|ROW_TEMPLATE2 10 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_ROW_TEMPLATES|ROW_TEMPLATE3 2 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_SHORTCUTS|SHORTCUT 39 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_STEPS|HELP_TEXT 1,513 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_STEPS|HTML_PAGE_HEADER 282 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_STEP_PROCESSING|PROCESS_SQL_ 2,238 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_TEMPLATES|BOX 64 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_TEMPLATES|FOOTER_TEMPLATE 64 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_TEMPLATES|HEADER_TEMPLATE 64 0 0
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS|SQL_QUERY 30 0 0
[Indexes to be Rebuilt]
USER.INDEX on USER.TABLE(COLUMN)
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS_UNQ_IDX on APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS(SYS_NC00078$)
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS_UNQ_IDX on APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS(SYS_NC00079$)
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS_UNQ_IDX on APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS(SYS_NC00080$)
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS_UNQ_IDX on APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS(SYS_NC00081$)
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WS_UNQ_ALIAS_IDX on APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS(SYS_NC00082$)
APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WS_UNQ_ALIAS_IDX on APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_WORKSHEETS(ALIAS)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------We followed few metalink documents *Solving Convertible or Lossy data in Data Dictionary objects reported by Csscan when changing the NLS_CHARACTERSET [ID 258904.1]* and found that we are good to go as convertible was found only in data dictionary and that too CLOB data. But while running csalter.plb csalter came out without changing the characterset. We ran the following query given the said document and it returned no rows which again confirms there is no problem and go ahead with running csalter.
SELECT DISTINCT z.owner_name
|| '.'
|| z.table_name
|| '('
|| z.column_name
|| ') - '
|| z.column_type
|| ' - '
|| z.error_type
|| ' ' NotHandledDataDictColumns
FROM csmig.csmv$errors z
WHERE z.owner_name IN
(SELECT DISTINCT username FROM csmig.csm$dictusers
) minus
SELECT DISTINCT z.owner_name
|| '.'
|| z.table_name
|| '('
|| z.column_name
|| ') - '
|| z.column_type
|| ' - '
|| z.error_type
|| ' ' DataDictConvCLob
FROM csmig.csmv$errors z
WHERE z.error_type ='CONVERTIBLE'
AND z.column_type = 'CLOB'
AND z.owner_name IN
(SELECT DISTINCT username FROM csmig.csm$dictusers
ORDER BY NotHandledDataDictColumns
/Sorry to have made the thread so big but to make sure and give a complete picture of the issue pasted the csscan contents. Request the PRO's to help us in this issue.You have convertible data in the application tables. CLOB or not, such data prevents csalter.plb from changing the character set.
You are on 11.2.0.3, so use the DMU (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/globalization/dmu/overview/index.html). It can cope with such data.
-- Sergiusz -
PlsqlNLSLanguage WE8ISO8859P1 vs AL32UTF8
Hi,
I upgraded to 3.0.1 and I am having some issues with apostrophe when I switch the PlsqlNLSLanguage from WE8ISO8859P1 to AL32UTF8.
I did run the OWAINST script to upgrade Web Toolkit.
So my pages displays correctly except for those apostrophe that shows as little squares.
If I use WE8ISO8859P1 , everything displays and inserts correctly. Why can't I keep this setting for PlsqlNLSLanguage ?
If I use AL32UTF8 , when I insert, the apostrophe shows as reversed questionmarks ( de l¿AQIII ). When I select apostrophe inserted in WE8ISO8859P1 , it shows as little boxes. (de l�AQIII )
I am kind of stuck with this.
Anybody experiencing this behaviour ?
Normal apostrophe works, it's when I cut and paste from Word that it does not inserts correctly.
I am using APEX 3.0.1
OWA 10.1.2.0.6
DB : 10.1.0.5.0
DB Characterset : WE8ISO8859P1
Thanks
Francis.Hi Francis,
Thanks for explaining this and thanks for including the information in #4. You have stated precisely your issue.
The fundamental problem is you are attempting to include the MS Word-generated apostophe, in your data. This character is known as RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK, Unicode character U+2019, AL32UTF8 codepoint E28099. There is no equivalent codepoint in your database character set, WE8ISO8859P1 which can accommodate this character.
Of course, you're going to ask, why wasn't this a problem before? And that's because in HTML DB 1.6 and earlier, when the database character set matched the DAD character set, no character set conversion was attempted. So even though the character couldn't directly be accommodated in WE8ISO8859P1, the bytes were stored as is.
Now, in HTML DB 2.0 and APEX 3.0 and later, the DAD character set must be AL32UTF8. So there will be character set conversion between mod_plsql and your database - on data going into the database and data coming out of the database.
Unfortunately, the DAD character set must be AL32UTF8 in APEX 3.0 - otherwise, you'll run into trouble later - guaranteed. The only viable solution for you, as I see it, is either change your database character set to AL32UTF8 or somehow avoid entering these characters.
I hope this helps.
Joel -
NLS_CHARACTERSET From WE8ISO8859P1 to Arabic Suuported NLS_CHARACTERSET
Hi Gurus..
we use Oracle 10g on HP-Unix
RDBMS_VERSION 10.2.0.1.0
We wanted the Database to Support Arabic Language as well,
Current NLS_PARAMETER
PARAMETER VALUE
NLS_LANGUAGE AMERICAN
NLS_TERRITORY AMERICA
NLS_CURRENCY $
NLS_ISO_CURRENCY AMERICA
NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS .,
NLS_CHARACTERSET WE8ISO8859P1
NLS_CALENDAR GREGORIAN
NLS_DATE_FORMAT DD-MON-RR
NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE AMERICAN
NLS_SORT BINARY
NLS_TIME_FORMAT HH.MI.SSXFF AM
NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM
NLS_TIME_TZ_FORMAT HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR
NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR
NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY $
NLS_COMP BINARY
NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS BYTE
NLS_NCHAR_CONV_EXCP FALSE
NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET AL16UTF16
NLS_RDBMS_VERSION 10.2.0.1.0
To what Character Set NLS_CHARACTERSET to be changed So as the Database to Support Arabic Langauge as well,
Which NLS_CHARACTERSET IS Best Suport for Arabic
We have to Change From WE8ISO8859P1
please Help
thanks All
KhajaYou will need to follow the steps in MOS Doc 225912.1 (Changing the Database Character Set ( NLS_CHARACTERSET )). This is not a trivial exercise. The easiest way to do the conversion is to export the database, drop the database, recreate it with the new characterset and perform an import. Other solutions will require the support of Oracle Consulting.
HTH
Srini -
Changing Character Set from AL16UTF16 to AL32UTF8
Hi,
I am stuck with a requirement to change the Character Set from AL16UTF16 to AL32UTF8.
I am trying to install the Oracle Content Database & the installer expects the target database to have a Character Set of AL32UTF8. The current Character Set of the Database is AL16UTF16. I am unable to change the Character set as it simply complains that AL32UTF8 is not a super-set of AL16UTF16.The documents that I have consulted mention that such a transitionis not recommended.
How do I convince the installer to continue the installation with AL16UTF16 ? Or, is it possile at all to change the Character Set from AL16UTF16 to AL32UTF8 ?
Please do let me know your thoughts on this.
Regards,
SandeepIs your data size above GBs? If not this might help before installation I guess ->
Changing the Database Character Set of an Existing Database
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14225/ch11charsetmig.htm#sthref1476
Kind regards,
Tonguç -
Need to change character set from WE8MSWIN1252 to AL32UTF8.
Hi,
We have installed the database with Character set WE8MSWIN1252. But off late we understood that client requirement is AL32UTF8. Is there any way to change in easy method?
Thanks in-advance.
Rgds
DBA.Pl also see these Docs
AL32UTF8 / UTF8 (Unicode) Database Character Set Implications [Document 788156.1]
Changing the NLS_CHARACTERSET to AL32UTF8 / UTF8 (Unicode) [Document 260192.1]
If you are using EBS, then also see
For 11i - Appendix A of "Oracle Applications 11i Internationalization Guide [Document 333785.1]"
For R12 - Appendix A of "Globalization Guide for Oracle Applications Release 12 [Document 393861.1]"
Changing the characterset of an existing database/application is not a trivial task - will require thorough planning and testing.
HTH
Srini -
Change Oracle XE from WE8MSWIN1252 to AL32UTF8
I want to change the character set of Oracle XE 10g on my machine from WE8MSWIN1252 to AL32UTF8. I understand I need to scan, change my NLS_LANG and export and them import into new XE with Universal character set.
I need some more details to these steps if someone can help out.
My current Oracle XE details:
NLS_LANGUAGE - AMERICAN
NLS_TERRITORY - AMERICA
NLS_CHARACTERSET - WE8MSWIN1252
I want NLS_CHARACTERSET to be AL32UTF8.
Thanks,Hi everbody,
Really OracleXE dont suport character convertion.
But I get the binary CSSCAN from another Oracle 10g Enterprise and copy to server of XE in $ORACLE_HOME/bin.
With this, I copy also CSALTER.PLB and CSMINST.SQL to ?/rdbms/admin and now, I have the scripts.
So, I run following the "howto" and read .log, .err and .out files generated from log=
If you receive the message "Checking or Converting phrase did not finish successfully", check the .err file and drop the tables listed as "with error". After this, the process run without erros and YES, the database is CHANGED.
I do this and I can afirm: this process works!
Ederson.Oliveira
www.rwit.com.br -
Unable to migrate table, character set from WE8MSWIN1252 to AL32UTF8
Hi,
On our source db the character set is AL32UTF8
On our own db, we used the default character set of WE8MSWIN1252 .
When migrating one of the table, we get an error of this: ORA-29275: partial multibyte character
So in to alter our character set from WE8MSWIN1252 to AL32UTF8, we get this error:
ALTER DATABASE CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-12712: new character set must be a superset of old character set
I would sure not like to reinstall the db and migrate the tables again. Thanks.See this related thread - Re: Want to change characterset of DB
You can use the ALTER DATABASE CHARACTER SET command in very few cases. You will most likely have to recreate the database and re-migrate the data.
HTH
Srini -
Convert 10.2.0.4 RDBMS from WE8ISO8859P1 to UTF8 without install new langua
We are in 11.5.10.2 Ebusiness suite with 10.2.0.4 RDBMS. thinking to take advantage a downtime to convert the darabase character set from WE8ISO8859P1 to UTF8 right now even we ONLY want to install and configure new language in year or two in the future. I have a lot of questions and hope someone can answer them
1) Is that ok to convert the database character set witout doing anything in the apps side? Not even change any setting in apps?
2) I know Oracle is recommned AL32UTF8 for E-business suite.. but for Rel 12 only. Am I have the right information?
3) I found someone post in one of the Forum in here .. that he use CSSCAN to scan the database but realized it only change the metadata not the user data..... I though CSSCAN is only for scanning to report potential data.. should not change anything in database? I wonder he mean CSaLTER instead.... but only metadata huh??
4) I also read some people use expdp/impdp to perform the character set conversion... but I also read that oracle recommend to use exp/import utility only. Is that right? What is the better method for character set conversion if both of them are valid path?
thanks FushanHi
Apart from Srini inputs, here is my inputs.
*1) Is that ok to convert the database character set without doing anything in the apps side? Not even change any setting in apps?*
No issues to convert without adding new language in EBS.
*2) I know Oracle is recommend AL32UTF8 for E-business suite.. but for Rel 12 only. Am I have the right information?*
Please note that AL32UTF8 is not certified for Oracle E-Business Suite 11i.
Note.124721.1 Migrating an Applications Installation to a New Character Set:
This is documented in Note:222663.1
Note 179133.1 The correct NLS_LANG in a Windows Environment
Note 264157.1 The correct NLS_LANG on Unix Environments
*3) I found someone post in one of the Forum in here .. that he use CSSCAN to scan the database but realized it only change the metadata not the user data..... I though CSSCAN is only for scanning to report potential data.. should not change anything in database? I wonder he mean CSaLTER instead.... but only metadata huh??*
Please follow below blog, you will get clear picture
Changing the Database Character Set ( NLS_CHARACTERSET ) [ID 225912.1]
Note 276914.1 The National Character Set in Oracle 9i and 10g
Note 458122.1 Installing and Configuring Csscan in 8i and 9i (Database Character Set Scanner)
Note 745809.1 Installing and configuring Csscan in 10g and 11g (Database Character Set Scanner)
Note 444701.1 Csscan output explained
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/CharacterSetMigration.php
http://repettas.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/national-character-set-in-oracle-9i-and-10g/
http://avdeo.com/2010/11/01/converting-migerating-database-character-set/
*4) I also read some people use expdp/impdp to perform the character set conversion... but I also read that oracle recommend to use exp/import utility only. Is that right? What is the better method for character set conversion if both of them are valid path?*
yes.
Note 227332.1 NLS considerations in Import/Export - Frequently Asked Questions -
Folks, Here is the situation:
I have this 8.1.7 db in Western European characterset.
--I need to upgrade this db to 10g (latest version),
--I need to make it UTF in 10g.
Can the characterset change is possible during db upgrade? Or I can do the characterset after the db is upgraded to 10g?
Can anyone shed light on this?
Thanks in advance.
regards,
Lily.Unfortunately there are some pitfalls, when changing a database characterset from single-byte to unicode, especially if source database is 8i. You should start reading here (Upgrade Guide) and follow the links:
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14238/upgrade.htm#sthref142 -
Issue on payroll area which is changing from biweekly to monthly in Mid of
Dear Experts,
I have an issue on payroll area which is changing from biweekly to monthly in Mid of the Month.
One employee was retired on 29th of March, so his payroll area was changed from biweekly to monthly on 29th. For retire we are running the payroll on 8th of every month. When we are running payroll for April he has received only 29th and 30th retire salary, by the time he is not yet retired also.
In this case the main problem is monthly payroll time is early then biweekly. so the employee is getting retire salary then his regular pay.
Can you guide me where we can control that monthly payroll area should not be triggered at this movement.
Thanks
ChandraYou can do that but it is not that easy as it sounds if you have to do that over a period of say 10-20 years...lot of operational work!!
Also say if you load the retiree action one month ahead say on 03/01/2011. And the employee is retiring on 03/29.
Retire payroll is on 04/08
Biweekly is on 04/15
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What happens if there is adjustment pay...you have to manually go and unlock the employee and lock him after the adjustment check.
I will let you decide based on the comfort, SAP effort, Operational effort and system maintenance. -
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