SAP Upgrade No-UNICODE to *UNICODE

[Former Member]

Hi all,

This is our enviroment:

OS: Windows 2000

DB: Oracle 9.2.0.7.0

SAP Kernel 46D

SAP_BASIS Release: 46B

<b>NON UNICODE System</b>

We will go to upgrade our SAP System to:

SAP R/3 Enterprise Core 4.70 Extension Set 2.00 Support Release 1

We recieved this <b>upgrade package</b> (Big White Box) from SAP:

SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7x2.00 SR1(<b>Incl. UNICODE</b>) not for IDES

My doubt is:

<b>*UNCODE</b> does mean that is only for UNICODE Upgrades?

Should i ask to SAP for a upgrade package like this:

SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7x2.00 SR1(<b>Incl. <b>NON</b> UNICODE</b>) not for IDES

Maybe it only mean that, as an option after the upgrade you <b>could</b> convert your system to unicode, only if you want or need.

Please some tips!

Best Regards,

Desiree Cardenas

[than_martens · Accepted solution]

Hi Desiree,

If you goto www.sap.com/swdc and navigate to

1. Entry by Application Group

2. Installations and Upgrades

3. SAP Application Components

4. SAP R/3 Enterprise

5. SAP R/3 Enterprise 47x200

6. Upgrade

7. Windows Server

8. Oracle

it will show all the DVDs/CDs that may be required for the upgrade. Since none of the media descriptions actually differentiate between Unicode and Non-Unicode, then I expect the package you received is good for either type of upgrade.

Than Martens

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi!

Thanks a lot for your reply, it resolved the problem. In fact in the Kernel CDs. You could see for example:

51030574 SAP Kernel 6.40 32-bit <b>UNICODE</b>

51030575 SAP Kernel 6.40 32-bit

So you simply has to choose the last one <b>51030575</b>, since it doesn't care about <b>UNICODE</b> so i am assuming that this CD. is the one of the <b>NON-UNICODE</b> version.

Best Regards,

Desiree Cardenas