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Procedure documentation Displaying, Changing, and Deleting MapChar Sets Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

You can use the Database Manager GUI to display, change, and delete Mapchar sets.

You do not have this option for UNICODE databases.

Prerequisites

The database instance is in the operational state ONLINE.

Procedure

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       1.      Choose Instance ® Configuration ® MapChar Sets.
You see all available Mapchar sets.

       2.      Select the MapChar set you want.

       3.      Choose Actions ® Properties or Delete.
You can change the following details:

Code type

The code on which the Mapchar set is based. The valid codes are the ASCII code in accordance with ISO 8859/1.2 or the EBCDIC code CCSID 500, codepage 500.

Mapchar

Define the conversions for the characters required. Each one-byte character to be converted must be specified in its original form and also in its target form with a maximum length of two bytes.
Intern: Original form in hexadecimal format
Extern Hex: New form in hexadecimal format
Ext. ASCII: New form in printable characters

       4.      Save your entries.

See also:

Creating Mapchar Sets

 

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