Describes how the data is encoded. You can choose from the following values:
Data type default
Use the default value of the data type selected.Use CCSID
Use the CCSID specified for the data type.For bit data
Data that is not associated with a coded character set and is never converted. The CCSID for bit data is 65535.For SBCS data
Data in which every character is represented by a single byte. Each SBCS data character string has an associated CCSID. If necessary, an SBCS data character string is converted before it is used in an operation with a character string that has a different CCSID.For mixed data
Data that may contain a mixture of characters from a single-byte character set (SBCS) and a double-byte character set (DBCS). Each mixed data character string has an associated CCSID. If necessary, a mixed data character string is converted before an operation with a character string that has a different CCSID. If mixed data contains a DBCS character, it cannot be converted to SBCS data.UCS-2
A deprecated Unicode encoding, ISO/IEC 10646 encoding form: Universal Character Set coded in 2 bytes. It is indicated by CCSID 13488 and can be used to store Unicode for versions prior to V5R3.UTF-8
Unicode Transformation Format, 8-bit encoding form. UTF-8 is the Unicode Transformation Format that serializes a Unicode scalar value (code point) as a sequence of one to four bytes. It is indicated by CCSID 1208 and can be used to store Unicode for versions V5R3M0 and beyond.UTF-16
Unicode Transformation Format, 16-bit encoding form. The UTF-16 is the Unicode Transformation Format that serializes a Unicode scalar value (code point) as a sequence of two or four bytes. It is indicated by CCSID 1200 and can be used to store unicode for versions V5R3M0 and beyond.