SAP 4.7 EXT 200 unicode conversion

[Former Member]

Hi Everyone <br>

I am all new to this so please bear with me experts ! Company presently runs 32bit systems : <br>

- Windows 2003 <br>

- Oracle 9.2.0.8.0<br>

- SAP R/3 4.7, Enterprise Ext Set 200<br>

- Kernel 640<br>

- NO Unicode <br><br>

Plans are in progress to upgrade to ECC 6.0 64 bit, however before upgrade we would like to do a uni-code conversion . <br>

Question : from some initial reading , is it as simple as using the config listed above to :<br>

1) Prepare non-Unicode system. <br>

2) Export non-Unicode database and convert non-Unicode data <br>

3) Create new Unicode database and import the non-Unicode database.<br>

4) Do post-conversion activities in the Unicode system <br>

And if so , I hope !, can some please inform if there are any SAP guides available for this .Ii am pretty comfortable with the <br> System Copy part ( except if there are any special procedures for uni-code conversion in it ) <br>

Any help would be greatly appreciated! <br>

Many thanks, <br>

nik

[nils_buerckel · Accepted solution]

Hi Nik,

please have a look at SAP note 1322715 --> point 1.

If you want to separate the Unicode conversion from the upgrade, you should download the appropriate attachment of

a) SAP note 1051576 in case of a single code page system

or

b) SAP note 551344 in case of an MDMP system.

This contains a step-by-step description of the Unicode conversion (similar to the system copy guide, which you have to use as well).

Best regards,

Nils Buerckel

SAP AG

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Nils

Thanks very much for your advice and guidance ...very helpful !

Regards

nik