Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/628299 (SAP Service marketplace login required)
Summary :
SAP Note clarifies the usage and characteristics of SAP's code page 8400, applied for encoding Chinese characters in mainland China. The code page initially based on EUC-GB, revolves around encoding enhancements like GB 2312-80, supporting various character types including Kanji, Hiragana, and Cyrillic, among others. Over time, as SAP didn’t adopt the GBK scheme which included more Chinese and other Asian characters, preparation for Unicode support commenced in 1995. While EUC-GB remains supported, compatibility and correct character processing are contingent on system configurations, which may affect functionalities like line-breaking, particularly if system locales misinterpret double-byte characters. SAP Note also provides recommendations for managing character input in various environments.
Key words :
terms 8400 gb2312 gb2312-80 gbk gb13000-95 gb18030 gb18030-2000 reason, double-byte code point range x'a1a1', profile parameter rscp/transcribe/1/codepage empty, sap' code pages supports gb 1232-80, upward compatible migration path, microsoft offers gbk support, highly predictable character handling, define global coding schemas, sap started chinese operations, korean double byte characters
Related Notes :
| 745721 | Increased ranges for multi-byte characters |
| 432922 | Support of GB-18030 (SAP-8401) |
| 195490 | Automatic selection of GUI frontend code page |