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Related concepts:
“Setting up i5/OS with a national language version” on page 29
The steps to install and configure a national language version on the i5/OS operating system include
selecting and installing hardware, installing software, and configuring your environment to run in a
globalized setting.
“How a language is displayed for i5/OS functions” on page 30
If you want information presented in a language other than the primary language of the system, you
must first have a secondary language loaded. When a secondary language is loaded, you have three ways
to display information in that language.
“Installation preparation and national languages” on page 31
IBM periodically creates program temporary fixes (PTF) to correct existing problems or potential
problems within a particular IBM licensed program.
“Hardware installation and national languages” on page 33
When installing or changing a device on your system, you must make sure that the device is configured
correctly to reflect the keyboard ID that matches the character set and code page of the job CCSID.
“National language version feature codes” on page 250
This table lists the available national language version feature codes on the i5/OS operating system.
When you order an i5/OS licensed program, you identify the national language version you want by
specifying a language feature code.
“Information in message CPX8416” on page 81
If your application is translated into other languages, use message CPX8416 from the QCPFMSG message
file to get the correct setting for some cultural values for the other languages. The message exists for your
primary language and all installed secondary language libraries.
Notes on secondary languages when you require English as the primary language:
These considerations are important when you require English as the primary language and want to
install a DBCS (Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean) secondary language.
If you install Japanese (feature number 5762) as a secondary language and you require English as a
primary language
If you install Japanese (feature number 5762) as a secondary language and you require English as a
primary language, install English uppercase DBCS (2938) as the primary language. All of the user
interface text for English uppercase DBCS (2938) is in uppercase English letters. Some older Japanese
workstation displays do not support lowercase English letters. English uppercase DBCS allows users to
view English text from these Japanese displays, without loss of data. If you install English uppercase
DBCS as the primary language, you must respond to all messages in uppercase rather than in lowercase.
If you respond in lowercase, you receive an error message.
If Japanese Universal (Feature 2930), Simplified Chinese (Feature 2989), Traditional Chinese (Feature
2987), or Korean (Feature 2986) is used as a secondary language and English is required as the primary
language
If Japanese Universal, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean is used as a secondary language
and English is required as the primary language, use English uppercase and lowercase (2984) as a
primary language. Use 2984 to set the default values to support DBCS data for the systems
cross-reference files and for some output files. If you use 2924 then the default is to support single-byte
data.
In other cases
In cases other than the cases described in this topic, use English (2924) as a primary language.
Enabling the secondary language:
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