Does Netweaver 7.0 support the AL32UTF8 character set?

[Former Member]

We are running Netweaver 7.0 for a Vendavo solution running on Oracle 10.2. We have created the Vendavo schema within the same database as Netweaver. Vendavo documentation states the character set be AL32UTF8. SAP sets the character set on Netweaver install to just UTF8. Does anyone know if Netweaver 7.0 supports changing the DB character set to AL32UTF8?

Thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Yes you can as AL32UTF8 is a superset of UTF8 - this is supported. Please check the following note.

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/456968

The above note also discusses how to change database character sets.

Also check the following FAQ SAP Note on Oracle Character Sets.

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/606359

Moreover the SAP NW 7 installation sets the Oracle NLS to UTF8 which is find. Note NLS and Database character set is not the same,please check the following sap note for the same.

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/669902

Hope this helps.

- Regards, Dibya