SAP Note

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Symptom

Which languages are supported in:

l a single R/3 system (non-Unicode)

l a single SAP system (Unicode)

Other Terms

eurojapan, asianuni, asian unification, SAPunification, nagamasa, silkroad, trans siberian, diocletian, language combinations, blended code page, code page, single code page, CONVERSION_NOT_POSSIBLE, language installation, MDMP system installation, NLS, MDSP, MNLS, RSCPINST, Unicode, non-Unicode

Reason and Prerequisites

Information about possible languages and language combinations in SAP systems. Statement about the current status of all internationalization solutions.

Solution

General information

Details about language support (scripts, code pages, translation level etc.) in SAP Unicode- and non-Unicode systems are available in the file "Supportedlanguages2.zip" which is attached to this note. Note: Any language you want to use must be activated in the system via transaction I18N -> I18N Customizing -> I18N System configuration. Please read the online help (i-button) and SAP Note 42305 before you start activating languages. Per default, only English is active in I18N system configuration.

l In non-Unicode systems 41 languages are available.

l In Unicode systems all languages which have an ISO 639-2 language key (474 native and historical languages) and 86 additional country-specific language keys are available. However, the number of languages which can be activated per system is limited. In SAP Basis 6.20/6.40 it is a maximum of 50 languages. As of SAP Basis 7.00 you can activate up to 200 languages. See SAP Note 1021395 for details and recent updates.

Note: Do not mistake language activation/configuration for language import! Activating a language in a system only means that it can be used in the system (e.g. to log on or enter data in this language). Translations must be imported separately. Please read SAP Note 330104 for details about available language packages. Unicode Systems

1. With SAP NetWeaver 7.0 support for existing MDMP systems is stopped. SAP systems with more than one system code page and/or with Blended Code pages must be converted to Unicode using reliable tools delivered by SAP. An additional option is to combine the Unicode conversion with a release upgrade, thus keeping system downtime at a minimum. Read SAP Note 928729 for more information about combined upgrade and Unicode conversion solutions.

2. As of release SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Unicode is the default for all new installations of Single

    73606 - Supported Languages and Code Pages  

Version   293     Validity: 10.07.2014 -   Language   English (Master)

Released On 10.07.2014 16:14:44

Release Status Released for Customer

Component BC-I18 Internationalization (I18N)

BC-I18-UNI I18N Unicode

Priority Recommendations / Additional Info

Category Consulting

Other Components

Code Page systems and the only option for new installations of systems which require more than one system code page and/or a Blended Code Page. (see 1.)

              As of release SAP NetWeaver 7. 10 support for non-Unicode new installations is discontinued, therefore note that all new installations are Unicode systems.

              MDMP system upgrades to releases lower than SAP NetWeaver 7.0 are still supported.

              MDMP system copies on releases lower than SAP NetWeaver 7.0 are still supported.

              Non-Unicode Single Code Page upgrades to SAP NetWeaver 7.0 up to SAP Netweaver 7.40 (including all Enhancement Packages) are not recommended but currently still possible.

              Non-Unicode Single Code Page upgrades to releases beyond SAP Netweaver 7.40 are not supported.

              System copies of non-Unicode Single Codepage systems are currently supported up to SAP Netweaver 7.40.

3. Unicode is the mandatory system type for all systems based on a release greater than SAP Netweaver 7.40 (see SAP Note 2033243 for details). In addition Unicode is the mandatory system type:

a) for SAP systems requiring a combination of languages which are based on more than one non-Unicode code page

b) for SAP systems which deploy Java applications (for example J2EE applications, WebDynpro applications)

c) for SAP ABAP systems which communicate with Java components (for example via the SAP Java Connector)

                       Note:

                       On technical level the connection is possible for a limited set of code pages which is supported by the SAP Java Connector. See SAP Note 794411 for details.

                       From business perspective, however, communication between ABAP and Java components is subject to many limitations, so that reliable business processes cannot be guaranteed. SAP assumes no responsibility or liability of any kind for problems that may arise from that. For more information see SAP Note 975768.

For basic information about Unicode SAP systems please download the attachment "Unicodesystems.pdf". For information about languages which are technically supported in Unicode Systems, see file "Supportedlanguages2.zip" which is attached to this note. Detailed information about Unicode development at SAP is available in the SAP Developer Network (SDN) Community within the SAP Community Network at https://sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/i18n. There is a section on Unicode where you will find links to the official documentation for the conversion of existing non-Unicode SAP systems to Unicode. See SAP Note 745030 for the current status of Unicode and SAP solutions.

Conversion of non-Unicode Systems to Unicode

Conversion of Single Code Page SAP systems to Unicode is easy and requires only a few preparation steps. Please read SAP Note 1051576 and use the Single Code Page Conversion Guide attached to the Note for a Single Code Page Conversion Project. Conversion of MDMP SAP systems  is a complex procedure which should not be done without using the Unicode Conversion Guide for MDMP systems! Read SAP Note 551344 and use the applicable MDMP Conversion Guide attached to the Note. Support of an experienced SAP consultant is also recommended. For target release SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including EhP 1 and 2 you can use the Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion solution. Read SAP Note 928729 for details.

Non-Unicode Systems

You cannot install a non-Unicode System with a Blended Code Page or with an MDMP configuration. Note: A hardware/operating system change of an existing application server using MDMP or Blended Code Pages is considered a new installation. SAP cannot give any support for any new OS requirements within SAP blended locales. With SAP NetWeaver 7.0 existing MDMP configurations and Blended Code Pages which are part of an MDMP configuration are not supported and therefore must be converted to Unicode before or during the upgrade. Lower releases: MDMP configurations are not supported by mySAP CRM (SAP Note 718324), mySAP BW (SAP Note 563975), my SAP SRM (SAP Note 819426) and mySAP SCM (SAP Note 452762). For more information about the current status of blended code pages and MDMP installations read the attached document "I18nCode_Page_Support.ppt". You can find all information in the file 'R3languages.pdf' which is attached to this note. It can also be downloaded from the SAP Service Marketplace http://service.sap.com. Logon to SAP Service Marketplace, select "SAP Notes" in the support area. Search for the SAP Note 73606, and then select the Tab "Attachments" (scroll to the right to see and select the tab).

Validity

Support Packages & Patches

References

This document refers to:

SAP Notes

Software Component From Rel. To Rel. And Subsequent

SAP_APPL 30D 31I  

40A 40B  

45A 45B  

46C 46C  

SAP_BASIS 46D 46D  

610 640  

700 702  

710 730  

731 731  

740 740  

Support Packages

Software Component Release Support Package

SAP_BASIS 620 SAPKB62055

620 SAPKB62065

640 SAPKB64014

640 SAPKB64023

700 SAPKB70017

700 SAPKB70016

700 SAPKB70005

700 SAPKB70004

700 SAPKB70002

701 SAPKB70102

710 SAPKB71007

711 SAPKB71101

2033243   End of non-Unicode Support: Release Details

1904609   Restrictions and recommendations for Kazakh

1843698   Locale check tool nls_check

1824605   Suddenly many ########## in a line on the screen

1753671   Restrictions and recommendations for Hindi

1564138   Message split incorrectly in case of complex code page

1489357   No support for code page 1810 in release 7.00 and higher

1437750   SRC 1.1; SPRC 2.0: Supported Languages

1431088   Globalization FAQs

1398852   SAP PRC 2.0: Release strategy

1389856   SAP PRC 2.0: Release information

1375438   Globalization Collection Note

1322715   Unicode FAQs

1319517   Unicode Collection Note

1318329   Warning: Incompatible code page

1159020   SAP NetWeaver 7.0 EHP1/Business Suite 7: IBM DB2 for z/OS

1146910   Hong Kong Chinese in Unicode Systems

1069443   Linux: Different sort sequence

991481   Database is using UTF-8 and not UTF-16 ?

988787   Exporting phrase texts and specifications

975768   Deprecation of Java features with non-Unicode Backend

971364   SAP ERP 2004 VERSION INFORMATION

959698   Twin Upgrade & Unicode Conversion FAQ

938738   Syslog CP6: still using ambiguous blended code page

938737   Syslog CP6: still using blended code page

928729   Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion (CU&UC)

895560   Support for languages only available in Unicode systems

881781   Unicode/non-Unicode RFC language and code page assignment

845233   Use of Input Method Editors (IME) in Unicode System

823110   GTS: UNICODE and Multi Display Multi Processing (MDMP)

819426   MDMP implementation not supported for mySAP SRM

This document is referenced by:

SAP Notes (93)

794411   Supported codepages of SAP Java Connector 2.1 and 6.x

765475   Unicode Conversion: Troubleshooting

764480   SAP WinGUI I18N Trouble Shooting

747036   mySAP ERP 2004 Upgrade for R/3 MDMP Customers

745030   MDMP - Unicode Interfaces: Solution Overview

718324   Support restrictions for MDMP implementations of mySAP CRM

700887   Printing: Language configuration

690105   Conversion of SAP ambiguous blended code pages

685023   Material numbers must be left-to-right

614550   Troubleshooting BC-I18

579747   Support of HongKong Chinese

578293   TCPDB empty: SE92 has errors, which are hard to debug

563975   BW and MDMP/BW and blended code pages not supported

548016   Conversion to Unicode

452762   Transliteration from Latin-2 to Latin-1

437732   SAP APO : MDMP and globalization support

434582   UPDNLSTBL allows more languages

432922   Support of GB-18030 (SAP-8401)

432115   AIX 4.3.2 and non-latin-1 ISO8859 languages

395985   EH&S Native Language Support

386792   INST: R/3 Installation on AS/400 (ASCII) 4.6C SR2

328895   Brief information on language combination on R/3

328885   NLS check in Service Session Workbench

322982   Install language by means of the upgrade

302228   NLS trouble shooting: printing (collective note)

217028   Texts in controls are NOT correctly displ. for PL, R

214735   DB2/390: Language Support by AppServers on OS/390

207101   Customer programs: Enhancements for MDMP

198489   Latin-4 support (Baltic languages)

195490   Automatic selection of GUI frontend code page

187864   Linux: Locale Support on Linux

174268   EH&S 2.5B Support Packages: Additional documentation

168869   Temse-object attribute language not user specific

168083   ASSIGN_LENGTH_0 during Hot Package Import

168007   MDSP does not show native chars in table control

161667   Case mapping in multibyte systems

161662   MDMP: TANSLATE uses incorrect default code page

155333   SORT ... AS TEXT leads to short dump or syslog entry

142274   SCP_REPLACE_STRANGE_CHARS and belnded code pages

131181   @5B@ Add. Info: Installation Addon P1T TURKEY 4.0B

131180   @5B@ Add. Info: Upgrade Addon P1T TURKEY to 4.0B

109975   R/3 MDSP Code Page Installation

104385   500-599 reserved for batch processing

101864   Localization Development Kit: collective note

101220   Current note on language import 3.1I (+ SR1)

96953   Implementing the Polish country version

95190   RFFOJP_T - change for blended code page

94724   User Definable Characters of SJIS, BIG5, GB2312-80

85363   Database Scan Tool for basis release < 6.20

83196   TEXTENV_CODEPAGE_ / _LANGUAGE_NOT_ALLOWED

81892   Implementating a new country version

80727   Transporting non-LATIN-1 texts

79991   Multi-Language and Unicode support of SAP applications

78015   Current note on the language import 3.1H

53665   How to generate xxxxyyyy.CDP files

45619   R/3 with several languages or several fonts

44219   Collective note Localization Development Kit

42305   RSCPINST (I18N configuration tool)

40815   Single or Double byte installed? (nls_check)

39763   setlocale on Windows/NT and table TCP0C

39745   setlocale on ReliantUNIX (SINIX) and table TCP0C

39739   setlocale on Solaris (SunOS) and table TCP0C

39718   setlocale on AIX and table TCP0C

39309   setlocale on Digital UNIX (OSF/1) and table TCP0C

38677   setlocale on HP-UX and table TCP0C

1146910   Hong Kong Chinese in Unicode Systems

1069443   Linux: Different sort sequence

685023   Material numbers must be left-to-right

1843698   Locale check tool nls_check

690105   Conversion of SAP ambiguous blended code pages

764480   SAP WinGUI I18N Trouble Shooting

765475   Unicode Conversion: Troubleshooting

988787   Exporting phrase texts and specifications

989183   Detail list of settlement of order: Overlapping columns

991481   Database is using UTF-8 and not UTF-16 ?

881781   Unicode/non-Unicode RFC language and code page assignment

1389856   SAP PRC 2.0: Release information

889850   SAP NetWeaver 2004s based ABAP Inst/Upgrade for Asia

1398852   SAP PRC 2.0: Release strategy

40815   Single or Double byte installed? (nls_check)

322982   Install language by means of the upgrade

39763   setlocale on Windows/NT and table TCP0C

452762   Transliteration from Latin-2 to Latin-1

214735   DB2/390: Language Support by AppServers on OS/390

1318329   Warning: Incompatible code page

1319517   Unicode Collection Note

938737   Syslog CP6: still using blended code page

938738   Syslog CP6: still using ambiguous blended code page

700887   Printing: Language configuration

1322715   Unicode FAQs

819426   MDMP implementation not supported for mySAP SRM

823110   GTS: UNICODE and Multi Display Multi Processing (MDMP)

1824605   Suddenly many ########## in a line on the screen

1489357   No support for code page 1810 in release 7.00 and higher

747036   mySAP ERP 2004 Upgrade for R/3 MDMP Customers

975768   Deprecation of Java features with non-Unicode Backend

1375438   Globalization Collection Note

1753671   Restrictions and recommendations for Hindi

1905902   JCo: NullPointerException while connecting to non-UC system

794411   Supported codepages of SAP Java Connector 2.1 and 6.x

548016   Conversion to Unicode

563975   BW and MDMP/BW and blended code pages not supported

578293   TCPDB empty: SE92 has errors, which are hard to debug

895560   Support for languages only available in Unicode systems

718324   Support restrictions for MDMP implementations of mySAP CRM

1431088   Globalization FAQs

838402   Problems within non-Unicode system landscapes

1159020   SAP NetWeaver 7.0 EHP1/Business Suite 7: IBM DB2 for z/OS

1437750   SRC 1.1; SPRC 2.0: Supported Languages

925688   Double-Byte environment: Error while loading SAPKITL412

845233   Use of Input Method Editors (IME) in Unicode System

928729   Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion (CU&UC)

733416   EH&S WWI and Unicode

1564138   Message split incorrectly in case of complex code page

959698   Twin Upgrade & Unicode Conversion FAQ

745030   MDMP - Unicode Interfaces: Solution Overview

614550   Troubleshooting BC-I18

96953   Implementing the Polish country version

217028   Texts in controls are NOT correctly displ. for PL, R

302228   NLS trouble shooting: printing (collective note)

432115   AIX 4.3.2 and non-latin-1 ISO8859 languages

83196   TEXTENV_CODEPAGE_ / _LANGUAGE_NOT_ALLOWED

81892   Implementating a new country version

432922   Support of GB-18030 (SAP-8401)

80727   Transporting non-LATIN-1 texts

78015   Current note on the language import 3.1H

395985   EH&S Native Language Support

45619   R/3 with several languages or several fonts

328895   Brief information on language combination on R/3

174268   EH&S 2.5B Support Packages: Additional documentation

386792   INST: R/3 Installation on AS/400 (ASCII) 4.6C SR2

161662   MDMP: TANSLATE uses incorrect default code page

101220   Current note on language import 3.1I (+ SR1)

207101   Customer programs: Enhancements for MDMP

42305   RSCPINST (I18N configuration tool)

Attachments

142274   SCP_REPLACE_STRANGE_CHARS and belnded code pages

131181   @5B@ Add. Info: Installation Addon P1T TURKEY 4.0B

155333   SORT ... AS TEXT leads to short dump or syslog entry

104385   500-599 reserved for batch processing

85363   Database Scan Tool for basis release < 6.20

79991   Multi-Language and Unicode support of SAP applications

198489   Latin-4 support (Baltic languages)

195490   Automatic selection of GUI frontend code page

187864   Linux: Locale Support on Linux

168869   Temse-object attribute language not user specific

168083   ASSIGN_LENGTH_0 during Hot Package Import

168007   MDSP does not show native chars in table control

161667   Case mapping in multibyte systems

39718   setlocale on AIX and table TCP0C

39739   setlocale on Solaris (SunOS) and table TCP0C

39745   setlocale on ReliantUNIX (SINIX) and table TCP0C

39309   setlocale on Digital UNIX (OSF/1) and table TCP0C

38677   setlocale on HP-UX and table TCP0C

95190   RFFOJP_T - change for blended code page

131180   @5B@ Add. Info: Upgrade Addon P1T TURKEY to 4.0B

94724   User Definable Characters of SJIS, BIG5, GB2312-80

434582   UPDNLSTBL allows more languages

53665   How to generate xxxxyyyy.CDP files

File Name File Size (KB) Mime Type

Unicodesystems.pdf 649 application/pdf

R3languages.pdf 376 application/pdf

Supportedlanguages2.zip 304 application/x-zip-compressed

I18nCode_Page_Support.ppt 159 application/vnd.ms-powerpoint