Install and activate Chinese language in WAS 6.20 Unicode System

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have a SAP WAS 6.20 Unicode System and I have installed the Chinese language by running the report RSCPINST following OSS note 42305. The installation was successful and no error messages. However, when I tried to logon the system with Chinese language option "ZH", the system did not display Chinese but English or German. Are there any clear steps/procedures to describe how to activate/turn on a language in a unicode system? Anyone did this before can share your experience and knowledge?

Thanks and Regards,

Yujun Ran

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I did the same installation in a R/3 Enterprise 4.7 (which is also based on 6.20) and had no problems.

The procedure was:

- reading note 482462

- copying the language files from CD to disk

- specifiying and importing language with SMLT

- zsca/second_language=E; zcsa/installed_languages=DE1

- supplement of language ZH with EN

No problem to logon (and I also see chinese characters) with language ZH. I also w'd explicitly recommend to use a SAPGUI 6.40 with a high patch level.

Regards

Jürgen

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jürgen,

Thanks very much for your responding. I have read note 482462 but one thing I am still not that clear. Since my system WAS 6.20 Unicode system, do I still need import Chinese Language 'ZH' by SMLT? Should 'ZH' or any other languages have been already in the system? And we just need activate it?

Thanks again.

Yujun Ran

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Yujun,

nearly correct.

Unicode just means that it is possible to display every character/symbol used in the world (resp. just on earth). It doesn't say's anything about languages installed in a SAP system.

In every SAP standard system just the languages 'English' and 'German' are installed. If you want to use other languages you have to install them:

1. You need a language package which is usually contained on the language CD

2. You need to install this language with transaction SMLT

Try to use the Info-Button in SMLT for detailed information.

Hope this helps.

Best regards.

Jürgen

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jürgen,

Thanks for your answers. I did as you suggested and it worked. I have put the reward points to you and please let me know if you did not get.

Thanks again

Yujun

[Former Member]

Thank you Jürgen Mayer.

[Former Member]

Hi Jürgen Mayer,

Thanks for the information and clearing my doubts.

I have one more query.

Why SAP is concentrating or only using Page IN in Windows and Paged out in UNIX.

[Former Member]

Hi

I have a doubt.

If Unicode contains all the characters in one page.

Then why do we require to convert the language or install that particular language using SMLT when Unicode can convert it.

[Former Member]

Hi,

you have the wrong sight on the things:

To have systems installed as unicode means that you are able to display every character and yes the CODEPAGE contains any character, but not any table of the SAP system may be filled with these characters.

Installation of a language means to fill different tables (customizing, text elements, menue texts, etc.) with these characters.

regards

jürgen

Message was edited by: Jürgen Mayer