SAP Note 447519 - Kernel patches for code pages, languages and locales

Component : Internationalization (I18N) -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/447519 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses language, code page, and locale issues in SAP systems with Technology Basis ranging from 6.10 to 7.00. The note details problems such as unexpected errors upon receiving XML messages, excessive cache requirements for specific code page processing, and undesirable character conversions. It outlines solutions across several patches, including kernel and application patches for different Basis versions, improvements in CCC cache processing, handling of conversion errors, and enhancements in RFC handling and logging language checks. It additionally guides the system behavior with changes in UCS handling and code page conversions for enhanced system stability and performance.

Key words :
sapccm_l_nu16be_get_tab    sapccm_l_nu16get_tab    sapccm_l_nu16le_get_tab    sapccm_l_su16get_tab    sapccm_ncu16get_tab    sapccm_nu16be_get_tab    sapccm_nu16get_tab    sapccm_nu16le_get_tab    sapccm_su16get_tab rscpf_db, 20 kernel patch level 987 r3load patch level 21 librfc patch level 38 rfc sdk patch level   9 6, 20 kernel patch level 988 r3load patch level 22 rfc sdk patch level 9 6, 40 kernel patch level 1 r3load patch level 1 librfc patch 1 r3trans 11 7, 20 kernel patch level 1336 r3load patch level    36 r3trans patch level 1337 6, 20 kernel  patch level 1406 r3load  patch level    38 r3trans patch level 1405 6, 20 kernel patch level 1200 r3load patch level    33 rfc patch level    20 6, 20 kernel patch 242 librfc patch   7 rfc patch   3 gui620 patch 17 6, 10 kernel patch 410 r3load patch 11 librfc patch 11 r3trans patch 413 6, 40 kernel patch level 1 librfc patch 1 r3trans 11 r3load 1 7

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