Encoding Conversion Service

The Encoding Conversion service converts a file from one-character encoding to another as part of a Sterling B2B Integrator business process.

The following table provides an overview of the Encoding Conversion service:

Category Description
System name EncodingConversionType
Graphical Process Modeler (GPM) categories All Services, Translation
Description Converts a file from one-character encoding to another as part of an Sterling B2B Integrator business process. A character encoding is a representation of data in a particular character set. A character set is a list of characters (letters, numbers, and symbols) that are recognized by computer hardware and software. Examples of encoding sets are American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), eight-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8), and Simplified Chinese (GBK). The encoding you are converting from must have characters similar to the encoding you are converting to.
Preconfigured? No
Requires third-party files? No
Platform availability All supported Sterling B2B Integrator platforms
Related services No
Application requirements The encoding you are converting from must have characters similar to the encoding you are converting to.
Invocation Runs as part of a business process.

Implementing the Encoding Conversion Service

To implement the Encoding Conversion service, complete the following tasks:
  1. Activate your license for the Encoding Conversion service.
  2. Create an Encoding Conversion service configuration.
  3. Configure the Encoding Conversion service.
  4. Use the Encoding Conversion service in a business process.

    When creating a business process, determine whether to extract the converted file from Sterling B2B Integrator to a specific file location. To extract the file, follow the Encoding Conversion service with a File System adapter configuration in your business process.

Configuring the Encoding Conversion Service

To configure the Encoding Conversion service, you must specify settings for the following fields in the GPM:

Field Description
Config Name of the service configuration.
input_encoding Encoding of the input file. Required.
output_encoding Encoding to which you want to convert the file. Required.