IZ44835: SEARCHING FOR TURKISH UPPER CASE DOTTED 'I' DOES NOT CORRECTLY MAP TO LOWER CASE DOTTED/UNDOTTED 'I'

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer is using Base Services 7.1.1.4.
  
  When using Turkish Locale settings, the lower case dotted 'i' is
  not correctly translated to upper case dotted 'i'.  Same with
  undotted 'i' as well.
  
  From Development:
  "...To be fair, the problem is not really the Turkish alphabet,
  which is
  just fine, especially if you?re writing Turkish. The problem is
  that
  Java is over localized. It insists on using the local alphabet
  even when
  the English alphabet is required. In particular, the String
  class?s
  toUpperCase() method turns i into · when run in a Turkish
  locale, but
  into I in the rest of the world. Similarly "I".toLowerCase()
  returns "i"
  in most of the world, except for Turkey where it returns "·"
  instead. "
  
  http://cafe.elharo.com/blogroll/turkish/
  
  http://java.sys-con.com/node/46241
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users that have Turkish i letters in the     *
  *                 field and search by QBE                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Customer is using Base Services         *
  *                      7.1.1.4.                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      When using Turkish Locale settings, the *
  *                      lower case dotted 'i' is                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      not correctly translated to upper case  *
  *                      dotted 'i'.  Same with                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      undotted 'i' as well.                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      From Development:                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      "...To be fair, the problem is not      *
  *                      really the Turkish alphabet,            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      which is                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      just fine, especially if you?re writing *
  *                      Turkish. The problem is                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      that                                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Java is over localized. It insists on   *
  *                      using the local alphabet                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      even when                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      the English alphabet is required. In    *
  *                      particular, the String                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      class?s                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      toUpperCase() method turns i into       *
  *                      when run in a Turkish                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      locale, but                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      into I in the rest of the world.        *
  *                      Similarly "I".toLowerCase()             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      returns "i"                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      in most of the world, except for Turkey *
  *                      where it returns " "                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      instead. "                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      http://cafe.elharo.com/blogroll/turkish *
  *                      /                                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      http://java.sys-con.com/node/46241      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      LOCAL FIX:                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      None                                    *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  SEARCHING FOR TURKISH UPPER CASE DOTTED 'I' DOES NOT CORRECTLY
  MAP TO LOWER CASE DOTTED/UNDOTTED 'I'
  

Problem conclusion

• QBE logic is modified when Turkish is used to use both
  uppercase of the default locale, and uppercase of the turkish
  locale string in the search.
  
  
  
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  
    | release\fix pack | REL 7.1.1.5 - BS
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• MAXIMO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MAXIMO SYS CONF

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46S1

Applicable component levels

• R711 PSY

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