When in data movement mode is set to Unicode, the PowerCenter Client accepts input in any language and converts it to UCS-2. The PowerCenter Integration Service converts source data to UCS-2 before processing and converts the processed data from UCS-2 to the target code page before loading.
When you run a session, the PowerCenter Integration Service converts source, target, and lookup queries from the PowerCenter repository code page to the source, target, or lookup code page. The PowerCenter Integration Service also converts the name and call text of stored procedures from the PowerCenter repository code page to the stored procedure database code page.
At run time, the PowerCenter Integration Service verifies that it can convert the following queries and procedure text from the PowerCenter repository code page without data loss:
Source query. Must convert to source database code page.
Lookup query. Must convert to lookup database code page.
Target SQL query. Must convert to target database code page.
Name and call text of stored procedures. Must convert to stored procedure database code page.