Data conversion refers to the process of changing data from one form of representation to another. A system might need to perform data conversion when exchanging data with another system that is using a different coded character set identifier (CCSID).
CICS® Service Flow Runtime processing does not include data conversion on either the request message or reply messages. If data conversion is required, it is the responsibility of the service requestor to implement it. The following sections explain how to implement data conversion when using the supported interfaces from the service requestor to the CICS Service Flow Runtime environment.