The DBCS conversion dictionary is a collection of alphanumeric entries and their related DBCS words. The system refers to the dictionary when performing DBCS conversion.
All DBCS conversion dictionaries have an object type of *IGCDCT. A system-supplied and a user-created dictionary are used with DBCS conversion.
A user-created dictionary contains any alphanumeric entries and related DBCS words that you choose to include. You might create a user dictionary to contain words unique to your business or words that you use regularly but that are not included in the system-supplied dictionary.
You can create one or more DBCS conversion dictionaries with any name and store them in any library. When performing DBCS conversion, however, the system only refers to the first user dictionary named QUSRIGCDCT in the user's library list, no matter how many dictionaries you have or what they are named. Make sure that the library list is properly specified so that the system checks the correct dictionary.
During DBCS conversion, the system checks QUSRIGCDCT before checking QSYSIGCDCT.
You can use the following commands to perform object management functions with the DBCS conversion dictionary. Specify the OBJTYPE(*IGCDCT) parameter when entering these commands:
The system saves or restores DBCS conversion dictionaries when you use these commands:
You can use the following commands to create, edit, display, and delete a dictionary: