How to Send a Japanese IDOC from a Computer That Is Running the English Version Windows to a SAP System (823541)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for SAP 1.0
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002

SUMMARY

To send a Japanese IDOC from a computer that is running the English version of Microsoft Windows 2000 to a SAP system, you must use the following configuration:
  • Configure the SAP system to run codepage 8000.
  • Add the system environment variable SAP_CODEPAGE on the computer that is running Windows 2000. Set this variable to 8000.
  • On the computer that is running Windows 2000, open Regional Options in Control Panel, and then set the default language setting for the computer to Japanese.

MORE INFORMATION

  • This configuration (except for the codepage number) also applies to IDOCs of other multibyte character set (MBCS) languages such as Korean and Chinese.
  • If the computer that is running Microsoft BizTalk Server is involved in parsing and serializing of the IDOC, you must also install the following hotfix:

    312616 FIX: Supporting MBCS in Positional Flat Files


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/30/2003
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