Using multi-byte character sets for configuration elements

PPM supports the display of source system data and certain configuration elements using local character sets that are not included in the ANSI character set and are coded with a multi-byte character set (MBCS). Examples are Japanese Kanji and Greek characters.

All XML files imported into the PPM system and not based on the character set for a Western European language, must reference the UTF-8 character set as encoding:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<...>

...

</...>

In principle, tooltips and all language-specific names displayed in the PPM user interface can be displayed using a multi-byte character set. Specifically, this applies to the following elements:

Furthermore, the language-specific names of user-defined data types can be entered using a multi-byte character set.

For attribute types and attribute type groups, the internal names (key XML attribute) can also be configured with a multi-byte character set.