How to force encoding for an CSV data sourceDescription<!-- div.margin { padding: 10px 40px 40px 30px; } table.tocTable { border: 1px solid; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #fff; } .title { color: #d1232b; font-weight: normal; font-size: 28px; } h1 { color: #d1232b; font-weight: normal; font-size: 21px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cccccc; } h2 { color: #646464; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; } h3 { color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; } h4 { color: #666666; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; } h5 { color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; } h6 { color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size:14px; } ul, ol { margin-left: 0; list-style-position: outside; } --> When you are importing CSV file as File Type in the data source, you can specify the encoding charset using the Properties field on the Data Source form. Properties field can be enabled in the Data Source Form by configuring the Form Layout. Steps are given: Navigate to Data Source Form.Click the context menu icon () and select Configure > Form Layout.Using the slushbucket, select "Properties" and the order in which you want them to appear.Save the changes Below image shows the Properties Field: Additional InformationThe default character set used for decoding the imported CSV file is WINDOWS-1252. See below : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows-1252 Defining a specific type of encoding such as utf-8 when importing a CSV document is necessary for proper data formatting(dependent on CSV format).