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Should the data get converted too

colin_cheong — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:51:48 GMT

Before the conversion, the text in the table are stored with the default language "ZH".

After the unicode conversion, it is still unchanged. The lang field is still showing as "ZH".

Is there anything wrong with UNICODE conversion?

ain't it supposed to be converted to "EN"?

Please advice

Thanks

Re: Should the data get converted too

nils_buerckel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:53:09 GMT

Hi Colin,

can you please describe a bit more what you mean by:

"Before the conversion, the text in the table are stored with the default language "ZH"."

What exactly is a "default language" ?

However the Unicode conversion simply technically converts the data from Non-Unicode to Unicode.

For the end user in most cases, the system should not look different than before (although the data is stored with different Hex codes). Hence there is no "automatic translation" of English texts to Chinese texts (or vice versa) after the Unicode conversion.

Best regards,

Nils Buerckel

SAP AG

Re: Should the data get converted too

colin_cheong — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:22:59 GMT

Our default language is "ZH".

After unicode, we actually logon in "EN" to create some articles.

BUt the article description text lang. field is still updated with "ZH" instead of "EN".

The same continue even after changing User default profile to "EN"

is this the noraml behaviour or do my basis guys need to change some system parameter?

am i supposed to see it updated with "EN" instead?

Thanks

Re: Should the data get converted too

nils_buerckel — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:48:48 GMT

If you e.g. create a completely new material, then the system usually takes your logon language for the description.

If taking an existing material with an existing text (e.g. in ZH), then the ZH might be displayed as fallback, as the EN text is not existing.

Note that there are different types of fallback behaviour in the system depending on object type.

Regards,

Nils Buerckel

SAP AG

Re: Should the data get converted too

colin_cheong — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:54:38 GMT

yes, I am creating an article under the logon lang. "EN".

After the creation, the text shown in table MAKT is "ZH"

Is this the expected result? I am expecting it to be "EN".

I create a new MC with description under "EN".

When I viewed it in table T023T, the text is having a lang "EN" .

I am expecting the article desc. to be the same.

What's your comment on this?

Thanks

Re: Should the data get converted too

nils_buerckel — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:48:59 GMT

As mentioned before: if you create a new object, then the logon language will be used for the description in most cases.

There might be exceptions, but I do not know those ...

However the system behaviour should be the same on Unicode and Non-Unicode.

Best regards,

Nils Buerckel

SAP AG

Re: Should the data get converted too

colin_cheong — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:05:20 GMT

Nice corresponding with you.

Thanks