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