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Werk #18541: FIX ODBC backend in Microsoft SQL Server plugin reports correct job name

Component Checks & agents
Title FIX ODBC backend in Microsoft SQL Server plugin reports correct job name
Date Nov 26, 2025
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.5.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.4.0p17 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.3.0p42 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT

When using the ODBC backend, the agent plugin was unable to properly decode non-ANSI characters in the job name. As a result, an empty name was sent, which made job monitoring impossible. With this release, the agent will decode the incoming stream using the fallback code page Windows-1252.

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