KB41022: The wave symbol "〜" in double-byte is displayed as broken character when running a report in MicroStrategy Developer 9.x and 10.x against Oracle database

SYMPTOM:
 
In Strategy Developer 9.x and 10.x, the wave symbol "〜" in double-byte is displayed as broken character when running a report against Oracle database.
 
 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
 
 
 

• Create a table with 2 columns in an Oracle Database like this:
   
  AA (varchar2), BB (nvarchar2)
  
• Insert a wave symbol ‘〜' (down-up dash) and a tilde symbol ‘～' (up-down dash) in double-byte to table. The table is displayed in hex format, as shown below:
   
  

• In Strategy Desktop, create an attribute against the table created at step 1 like this:
   
  Form / Expression
  ID / AA 
  DESC / BB
  
• Run a report with the attribute created at step 3 in the row, note that the wave symbol `～` in double byte is displayed as `?`, as shown below:
   
   

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  NOTE: The issue does not happen in Strategy Web, as show below:
   
   
  

 
CAUSE:
 
This is a known issue with Strategy Developer 9.x and 10.x.
 
 
ACTION:
 
Contact Strategy Technical Support for an update on the status of this issue.