# Special characters in RACF Group Names

**URL:** <https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/special-characters-in-racf-group-names/36413>\
**Category:** Administration & Troubleshooting\
**Tags:** identityiq, identityiq-8.4, accounts-entitlements\
**Created:** [June 26, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/special-characters-in-racf-group-names/36413 "2025-06-26T16:10:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ricardo\_s\_araujo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint2/discuss/user_avatar/community.sailpoint.com/ricardo_s_araujo/32/17513_2.png) [@ricardo\_s\_araujo](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/ricardo_s_araujo)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/special-characters-in-racf-group-names/36413/1 "2025-06-26T16:10:45Z")

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Hi experts,

We are using the “RACF - Full” connector and when aggregating groups, special characters become #.  
example:  
group in the targer system(RACF) → ESPAÑOL  
group/entitlement in IdentityIQ → ESPA#OL

we aready have this configuration:

- Application/Source xml: \<entry key=“IBMcharacterSet” value=“IBM1047”/\>
- Connector Gateway: \<characterSet\>IBM1047\</characterSet\>
- Mainframe Host Code Page: 1047

Can anyone help us?

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**Author:** ![ricardo\_s\_araujo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint2/discuss/user_avatar/community.sailpoint.com/ricardo_s_araujo/32/17513_2.png) [@ricardo\_s\_araujo](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/ricardo_s_araujo)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/special-characters-in-racf-group-names/36413/2 "2025-07-01T15:16:29Z")

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any help?

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**Author:** ![teresa\_warren](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint2/discuss/user_avatar/community.sailpoint.com/teresa_warren/32/17021_2.png) [@teresa\_warren](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/teresa_warren)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/special-characters-in-racf-group-names/36413/3 "2025-07-01T23:11:43Z")

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@ricardo_s_araujo

I am checking with the mainframe engineering team on this so give them a chance to review this issue and respond here.

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**Author:** ![chetan\_pandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@chetan\_pandit](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/chetan_pandit)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/special-characters-in-racf-group-names/36413/4 "2025-07-02T10:48:26Z")

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Hi&nbsp;Ricardo,  
You need to update IBM1047 with&nbsp;IBM284 at all 3 places.

- Application/Source xml: \<entry key=“IBMcharacterSet” value=“IBM1047”/\>
- Connector Gateway: \<characterSet\>IBM1047\</characterSet\>
- Mainframe Host Code Page: 1047

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**Author:** ![ricardo\_s\_araujo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint2/discuss/user_avatar/community.sailpoint.com/ricardo_s_araujo/32/17513_2.png) [@ricardo\_s\_araujo](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/ricardo_s_araujo)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/special-characters-in-racf-group-names/36413/5 "2025-07-07T16:23:06Z")

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Where we do this change on Mainframe side?  
(the 3rd point)