Installing a UNICODE-Enabled Database 

To make storage of metadata and user data in UNICODE , proceed as follows:

Metadata in UNICODE

When installing the database instance, set the database parameter _UNICODE to YES.

User data in UNICODE

  1. When installing the database instance, set the database parameter _UNICODE to YES.
  2. Enter the code attribute UNICODE.

Please note that SAP DB UNICODE data is stored internally in UTF-16/UCS-2 format. As a result, double the space is required to store the UNICODE data in the database instance.

Procedure

Setting Database Parameter _UNICODE

Setting Code Attribute UNICODE