International Characters (Unicode)

New databases created at AVEVA Hull and Outfitting 12.1 will by default use the Unicode character set for textual attributes and names – see section Project Breakdown Structure (PBS) - *12.1.SP4*. However, no upgrade is required for older databases: they will be handled according to the project character set as defined in Admin (PROJECT CHARSET or PROJECT MBCHARSET commands). They will also be converted according to this setting if they are reconfigured so it is important that it is set correctly!

In cases where an extended range of characters is needed, Reconfigure may be used to convert a ‘legacy’ database to a Unicode encoded database.

In the following example legacy DICT databases (used to hold UDA and UDET names) are reconfigured to be Unicode encoded, using Admin 12.1.

FROM DB MASTER/DICT

TO FILE /c:\DICT1 /c:\DICT2

RCFCOPY ALL

RECONFIG SESSIONS

FROM FILE /c:\DICT1 /c:\DICT2

TO DB MASTER/DICT

RECONFIG

Doing it this way means that no deletion and recreation (or copy) is required for the DB, and therefore neither is re-adding to the MDB structures required. Using RECONFIG SESSIONS in the FROM phase of the reconfigure operation will preserve both the sessions and references.