Conversion between Character, Graphic and UCS-2 Data

Note: Start of changeIf graphic CCSIDs are ignored (CCSID(*GRAPH:*IGNORE) is specified on a control statement or neither CCSID(*GRAPH) nor CCSID(*EXACT) is specified), graphic data is not considered to have a CCSID and conversions are not supported between graphic data and UCS-2 data or alphanumeric data that has a CCSID other than the job CCSID.End of change

Character, graphic, and UCS-2 data can have different CCSIDs (Coded Character Set IDs). Conversion between these data types depends on the CCSID of the data. See CCSID control keyword and CCSID definition keyword for more information.