In an internationalized environment, you can manipulate the character set, the sort order, and system messages to configure your server language. SAP suggests that you review each of these elements and carefully plan the client/server network you want to create.
Character set – the language in which the server sends and receives data to and from the client servers. Select the character set after carefully planning and analyzing the language needs of all client servers.
Sort order – sort order options are dependent on the language and character set you select.
System messages – messages display in one of several languages provided by SAP. If your server language is not one of the languages provided, your system messages display in English, the default.