SAP DB uses the UNICODE code in line with ISO 10646, Page 1. You can find general information on UNICODE in the following documentation:
User Manual: SAP DB ® Definition of Terms ®
User Manual: SAP DB ®
Metadata in UNICODE
The names of the database objects (such as table or column names) can be stored internally in UNICODE and can therefore be displayed in the database tools in the required presentation code.
User data in UNICODE
SAP DB supports the
code attribute UNICODE for the data types CHAR[ACTER], VARCHAR and LONG[VARCHAR] and is able to map various presentation codes to the UNICODE format.