Unicode vs. MDMP

[Former Member]

hi lades,

Can somebody send me the docs involving upgrade from MDMP to UNICODE.

James

[Former Member]

Dear James,

MDMP stands for Multi Display, Multi Processing.

A Multi-Display, Multi-Processing code pages system (MDMP system) uses more than a single code page on the application server. Depending on the login language, it is possible to switch dynamically between the installed code pages. MDMP therefore provides a vehicle for using languages from different code pages in a single system.

MDMP was the solution SAP developed for support of combinations of multiple code pages in one system prior to the availability of unicode database support. MDMP effectively enabled an SAP ERP system to be installed with a non-unicode database, and to support connections to the ERP application by users with language combinations not supported by a single code page. Example: support of one ERP system with English, French, Japanese, and Chinese.

MDMP implementations implemented strict rules and restrictions in order to ensure data consistency and avoid data corruption.

MDMP was only supported for SAP R/3, SAP R/3 Enterprise, and mySAP ERP applications. No other SAP applications or SAP NetWeaver components support MDMP.

SAP's Unicode Strategy

SAP commits itself fully to providing you with a Unicode-based mySAP.com e-business platform.

To help their customer’s transition smoothly to future-proof technologies, future versions of SAP applications will be exclusively in 64-bit and Unicode starting in 2007.

Global business processes require IT systems to support multilingual data without any restrictions - Unicode represents the first technology capable of meeting these requirements.

Web interfaces open the door to a global customer base, and IT systems must consequently be able to support multiple local languages simultaneously.

With J2EE integration, the mySAP.com e-business platform fully supports web standards, and with Unicode, it now can take full advantage of XML and Java.

Only Unicode makes it possible to seamlessly integrate in homogeneous SAP and non-SAP system landscapes, enabling truly collaborative business.

Regards,

Rakesh