National language design in i5/OS

The national language design in i5/OS™ defines the functions your application software can use to support national languages.

• Character representation
  Character representation in the server is controlled by the following elements of the Character Data Representation Architecture (CDRA).
• Character processing
  Character processing on i5/OS is controlled by these coding rules and guidelines that ensure consistent processing of character data.
• Character presentation
  Character presentation on i5/OS is controlled by coding rules and algorithms that ensure consistent presentation of character data.
• Globalization hardware support
  Hardware, in this context, means the physical keyboards, displays, printers, and controllers that make up an iSeries™ server. The extent to which this hardware supports national languages might impose limitations on the degree of support that you can provide with an application.
• Character data translation
  Translating is changing the meaning of character data from a set of concepts, ideas, and statements in one human language to a culturally similar meaning in another human language.
• Locales
  A locale is an object that can determine how data is processed, printed, and displayed.