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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on May 31, 2024

Encoding format data expecting from the codelist or transformation using SPE Adapter.

Currently SPE adapter returns the data with UTF8 encoding by default for the corresponding ITX external data harness functions supported by ITXA.

These returned values from SPE in a string format as UFT8 encoding by default to the Transformation Engine for further processing/transformation purposes in the map.

ITX team and customer are expecting that the data or codelist values should return from API /SPE adapter would be a parameterized format which can be customizable with the required encoding format based on Business needs.

In the whole process the encoding format of data should stay intact even though a different encoding is getting used apart from the UTF8 encoding.

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In the whole process the encoding format of data should stay intact even though a different encoding is getting used apart from the UTF8 encoding. In this way non-English characters can process through ITXA without tampering.