When planning to install a multilingual 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 |
|---|---|---|
| What national language version for the primary language are you going to install? (Refer to Set up i5/OS™ with an NLV.) | ||
| 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? (Refer to Secondary language requirements.) | ||
| 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? (Refer to Secondary language requirements.) | ||
| Do you want to change your subsystem to change the language of your initial sign-on display? (Refer to Secondary language requirements.) | ||
| What release level of the national language version for the primary language are you ordering? (Refer to Selection and change of a primary language.) | ||
| Are the release levels of the national language version for the secondary language the same as the primary language you ordering? (Refer to Secondary language requirements.) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| What local workstation controllers support your language? (Refer to Order equipment and software.) | ||
| What display stations and keyboards are required to support your language? (To determine the display stations and keyboards, refer to Order equipment and software and Workstation controller.) | ||
| What printers support your language? (Refer to Order equipment and software.) | ||
| What keyboard ID are you using for your local devices? (Refer to Default system values for national language versions.) | ||
| What remote workstation controllers support your language? (Refer to Order equipment and software.) | ||
| What display stations and keyboards support your language from a remote location? (Refer to Order equipment and software and Multilingual support for the iSeries™ workstation controller.) | ||
| What printers support your language from a remote location? (Refer to Order equipment and software.) | ||
| What keyboard ID are you using for your remote devices? (Refer to Default system values for national language versions.) | ||
Are you considering the workstation customization function for workstations?
(See the Workstation
Customization  PDF.) |
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| 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 support for CCSIDs.) | ||
| 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 the Security
Reference |