Note 1375438 – SAP Notes on Globalization (Collection)
Symptom
Information on Globalization
Other terms
Globalization, Internationalization, Unicode,
Reason and Prerequisites
This note collects important SAP notes related to Globalization. Please also have a look at SAP note 1431088, which lists FAQs on Globalization. If you have further questions, send a mail to globalization@sap.com.
Solution
1. Globalization in general
- a)
Service Marketplace
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http://www.service.sap.com/globalization
- b)
SDN
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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/forum?forumID=254
2. Country Versions in general (XX-CSC-XX)
- a)
Online Help
http://help.sap.com > SAP ERP > SAP enhancement packages > SAP EhP 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 (English) > SAP Library > SAP ERP Cross- Application Components > Cross-Application Components > Country Versions
- b)
SAP Notes
63805 FAQ: Country-specific Customizing settings
137626 FAQ: Decimal Places for Currency codes
162594 Missing Customizing entries
592689 Globalization Knowledge Base (GKB)
602901 Support of country specific functions
795147 Country names in T005T-LANDX50
883072 Globalization information on SAP ERP
1164216 T005, T005S Content
- c)
Service Marketplace
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http://service.sap.com/globalization > Media Library > Globalization Workshop > Country Versions and Time Zones
http://service.sap.com/localization
http://service.sap.com/legalchanges
http://service.sap.com/hrlegalchanges
3. Time Zones (CA-GTF-TIM and BC-SRV-TIM)
- a)
Online Help
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http://help.sap.com > SAP ERP > SAP enhancement packages > SAP EhP 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 (English) > SAP Library > SAP ERP Cross- Application Components > Cross-Application Components > General Application Functions (CA-GTF) > Time Zones (CA-GTF-TIM)
- b)
SAP Notes
7417 Conversion between winter time and daylight saving time
91667 Spool time in UTC time instead local time
101726 Incorrect times and time zone setting
102088 Reducing downtime when changing from summer to winter time
110540 Time Zone customizing in IMG
398374 Problems when converting summer time <-> winter time
417917 Time stamp of the material availability date
443500 R/3 versus APO: Dates in sales orders and deliveries
481835 Analyzing the time zone settings
528088 Time zones processing in CS notifications
538040 Time zone determination for customer and plant
551368 FAQ: Time zones in FI documents
636992 FAQ: Time zones in the notification
741734 Incorrect times due to the time zone settings
838105 Timestamps and Time Zones in BW Reports
950114 Profile parameter zdate/DSTswitch_contloctime
968050 Time zones in material documents (MM)
1456229 Shift note/shift report: No time zone support
1555455 Times and time zones when messages are sent
1566014 ZDATE_LARGE_TIME_DIFF
1603349 Downtime during DST time change
- c)
Service Marketplace
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http://service.sap.com/globalization > Media Library > Globalization Workshop > Country Versions and Time Zones
4. Language Import and Language Handling (BC-CTS-LAN)
- a)
Online help (Language Transport Documentation)
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/EN/04/c89d3665c45904e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
Language Transport
- b)
SAP Notes
2857 What table delivery classes are there?
18601 Frequently Asked Questions on Language Import
28148 Table category processing during language import
30287 Logon language and system language
42305 RSCPINST (NLS Installation Tool)
43853 Consulting: Language Transport and Customizing Tables
45548 Transporting language-dependent objects
48047 Mode of operation of report RSREFILL
73606 Supported Languages and Codepages
95681 Transport of customer translations between systems
97476 Language availability R/3 4.0x – 4.7x, ECC500
110910 Deleting the language load
111750 Supplementing German with English (Customizing)
112065 Using customer language ‘Z1’
116756 Removing language-dependent parts from Support Packages
138184 Missing translation (table contents)
195442 Language import and Support Packages
211226 Processing of Customizing in language transport
302063 Correspondence Language
303196 UKSymptom
315375 Periodic language supplementation
330104 Transportrequests used for language delivery // SRx
352941 Consulting: Languages and Support Packages
432272 Transporting language data using tp/R3trans
485741 Handling customer translations in the upgrade
533888 Example for Language Import and Error Specification
871945 Fallback Code Page for Zn Languages in Unicode/nonUC RFC
895560 Support for languages only available in Unicode
964731 Customer language ‘Z1’ in the upgrade
1000586 How to analyze missing translations / missing texts
1156507 Language supplementation, RSREFILL and client maintenance
1159021 Report RSTLAN_LANGUAGE_CHECK
1371027 Delivery of TERM and GLOSSARY Texts in SAP_BASIS 7x Products
1402868 ECC 600 / EHP4 – Languages LT / ET / LV / VI
1479829 Graph.Screen Painter: Menu texts not in logon language or EN
- c)
Service Marketplace
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http://service.sap.com/globalization > Media Library > Globalization Workshop > Language Strategy and Translation
5. Translation Tools (XX-TRANSL and BC-DOC-TTL)
- a)
Online Help
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Translation Tools for Translators:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/77/572451492011d1894a0000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
Setting Up and Coordinating Translation:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/ee/e8913618e55d40e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
Terminology and Glossary in SAPterm:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/22/6e2c355c6bba41e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
- b)
SAP Notes
15430 Translating units of measure
43800 Units of measure in client <> 000 not translated
61031 Translations missing in user interfaces/screens
336765 Why translate selection text with DDIC reference?
353852 Translation not possible after language supplementation
372410 Translation of table T006A in se63
451720 Language supplementation for units of measure
496192 Translating and transporting BW objects
528118 Customer defined pseudo-components for terminology
531596 Limiting maintenance languages in SAPterm for components
595742 Transporting units of measurement
681068 New Transport Recording Funtion as of Basis 6.20 SP
939180 Can I translate Non-ABAP text files on customer site
980626 SE63 Translation Transport
1003839 Translation of table T015Z
1012302 Proposal Pool: Forbidden Character at Position n
1055820 Proposal Pool Conversion
1149795 Translating English Customizing entries into German
1149631 New Setup of Translation Environment After Upgrade
1259939 Text table design
1276856 Invalid Translation Language Keys (LXE_MASTER)
1295556 Language keys in translation environment
1455870 Scheduling an object list and subsequent evaluation
1523210 Export translation settings (LXE_MASTER customizing)
- c)
Service Marketplace
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http://service.sap.com/globalization > Media Library > Globalization Workshop > Language Strategy and Translation
6. Address Formats and Versions (BC-SRV-ADR)
- a)
Online Help
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/d3/2f993fde24c777e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
- b)
SAP Notes
35931 Collective note: Formatting/printing addresses
316331 International address versions
825002 SAP GP: International address versions for BW
666830 Function enhancements for international address versions
668987 F4 input help for address versions in BP dialog
605846 Search for address attributes: international versions
605841 Search for address attributes: international versions
1551245 RFUMSV00: Display of address data in international version
1578535 MIRO: Using the international address Version
7. Factory and General Calendar Handling (BC-I18 and BC-SRV-ASF-CAL)
- a)
SAP Notes
501670 Public Holiday Calendar Creation/Change
538344 Transporting calendar dates
574628 Change calendar dates in production system
672255 Shortened fiscal year/changing fiscal periods
831333 Enable Japanese emperor, Islamic, and Farsi date format
863665 SU01: New date formats
945736 Farsi (Persian) calendar support
993705 Date formats in the F4 help for date fields
1052359 Fiscal Years in non-Gregorian Calendars
1059013 IT0002: Japanese, Islamic, Iranian date format
1073253 OB29 and date formats
1081700 OB29 and date formats
1138440 Non-Gregorian date formats in the SAP system
1529649 Factory Calendar expires 2010
- b)
Islamic Calendar
- SAP Notes
882610 Hijri Calendar support
1587665 SAP HCM Solution Adapted for Islamic Calendar
1781948 Abbruch bei Verwendung von islamischen Kalendern
1781949 Verwendung islamischer Kalender in Transaktionen im Verkauf
8. Unicode (BC-I18-UNI)
- a)
Online Help
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/EN/79/c55488b3dc11d5993800508b6b8b11/frameset.htm
- b)
Main SAP Notes
1319517 Unicode Collection Note
1322715 Unicode FAQs
79991 Multi-Language and Unicode support of SAP
73606 Supported Languages and Code Pages
551344 Unicode Conversion Documentation
765475 Unicode Conversion: Troubleshooting
- c)
Service Marketplace
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http://service.sap.com/unicode
- d)
SDN
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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/i18n > Unicode
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/forum?forumID=287
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/unicode-conversion
9. Currency Handling (BC-SRV-BSF-CUR)
- a)
SAP Notes
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137626 FAQ: Decimal Places for Currency codes
783877 Currency translation: FAQ
10. Misc.
- a)
SAP Notes
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50337 Sort sequence for national special characters
846872 Database Scan Tool
842887 Enable printing of Arabic-Indic digits
952625 SORT AS TEXT: What does the collation seq. depend on?
947081 Locales, langs, date and time formats in Web Dynpro
1496407 Switch WD appl. locale through portal personalization
Attached to this SAP note you will find a globalization link collection. For further info please send a mail to globalization@sap.com.
Released on: 2/22/2013 13:48:16
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