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3626506 - The value of column LANU from ERP system is shown as strange characters in Designer - SAP Data Services

Symptom

  • The language value of column LANU is not recognized by the BODS job and is displayed as '?'.
  • Specific language keys such as '3F' and '3E' are shown as special characters '덆' in the BODS.

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Environment

  • SAP Data Services
  • ERP system

Product

SAP Data Services 2025 ; SAP Data Services 4.3

Keywords

special characters, BODS, SAP ECC, language key, LANU, encoding issue, Lng ISO, 3E, 3F, 덆 , KBA , EIM-DS-EXE , Job Execution , Problem

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