SAP Note 42305 - RSCPINST (I18N configuration tool)

Component : Internationalization (I18N) - Payroll: General Parts

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Summary :
This SAP Note assists users during the setup or configuration of internationalization (I18N) settings, Unicode systems, and single code page setups in SAP environments. It provides guidance for selecting language and code page setting during system installation and outlines steps for configuring Unicode or non-Unicode settings accordingly. Key operations include using transaction I18N for language settings, engaging report RSCPINSTAT directly via SE38 for system configuration, and updating profile parameters to reflect newly installed languages. Users are advised to reference SAP Note 73606 to understand language support choices and to consult SAP for system landscape evaluations before activating new configurations.

Key words :
abap/import_char_conversion install/collate/active abap/locale_all/needed abap/set_text_env_at_new_mode rscp/tcp0b install/codepage/db/transp install/codepage/db/non_transp install/codepage/front_conversion install/codepage/mnls_conversion [, profiles abap/locale_ctype abap/set_textenv/ignore_errors abap/set_textenv/skip_all rdisp/reinitialize_code_page, transaction i18n > i18n menu > i18n customizing > i18n system configuration, check ] install/codepage/appl_server            =>, cptransfld  cppoolclus                    <empty>      <empty> tcp0i, -latin-1 texts country code 'hk', single code page system examples, abap statements, menu > goto > select country, default profile parameter zcsa/installed_languages

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