Checklist: Globalization planning
When planning to install a multilingual IBM i operating system, start by completing the Globalization planning checklist for globalization and multilingual support. The checklist consists of two parts, which should be completed sequentially.
Globalization checklist: Part 1
Before you work with a national language, answer the questions in the following table. After you have answered the questions in this table, you can then use Globalization checklist: Part 2 for planning for multilingual support.
Check off | Question | Response |
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What national language version for the primary language are you going to install? (Refer to Setting up IBM i with a national language version.) | ||
What program library can it be ordered from? (Refer to National language version feature codes.) | ||
Are you going to use a DBCS national language version as a secondary language? | ||
Are you aware that the latest 5250 PC emulation is necessary to support graphics data format (GDF) type? | ||
What national language version for the secondary language are you going to install, if any? | ||
Do you want to change your subsystem to change the language of your initial sign-on display? | ||
What release level of the national language version for the primary language are you ordering? (Refer to Configuring the primary language.) | ||
Are the release levels of the national language version for the secondary language the same as the primary language you ordering? |
Globalization checklist: Part 2
When you have completed Globalization checklist: Part 1 of the checklist, answer the additional questions in part 2.
Check off | Question | Response |
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What printers support your language from a remote location? | ||
What applications support your languages on the local system? (Contact your marketing support representative in your country.) | ||
What applications support your languages on the remote system? (Contact your marketing support representative in your country.) | ||
Do you want all your database files with the CCSID of the primary language? (Refer to Database management.) | ||
Do you want to work with sort sequence tables in your applications? (Refer to Sort sequence support in programs.) | ||
When creating user profiles (user IDs) only certain characters
are allowed. You can use any of the following characters in the user profile name:
See User profiles for more detailed information about user profile considerations. |