Sort Order

SAP Replication Server uses sort orders, or collating sequences, to determine how character data and identifiers are compared and ordered. SAP Replication Server supports all SAP-supported sort orders, including non-binary sort orders. Non-binary sort orders are necessary for the correct ordering of character data and identifiers in European languages.

To change the default or Unicode sort order, see Changing the Character Set and Sort Order. Although changing the default sort order requires only changing the value of the RS_sortorder parameter in the SAP Replication Server configuration file, follow the steps provided in the procedure to ensure that no replicate data is corrupted by the change.

• Subscriptions
  Sort order and character sets must be consistent everywhere for subscriptions to be valid.
• Unicode Sort Order
  The Unicode sort order is different from the Replication Server sort order, and must be set independently.