Checklist: Globalization planning
When planning to install a multilingual IBM® i operating 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 Setting up IBM i with a national language version.) | ||
| 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 Notes on secondary languages when you require English as the primary language.) | ||
| 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 Notes on secondary languages when you require English as the primary language.) | ||
| Do you want to change your subsystem to change the language of your initial sign-on display? (Refer to Notes on secondary languages when you require English as the primary language.) | ||
| What release level of the national language version for the primary language are you ordering? (Refer to Configuring the 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 Notes on secondary languages when you require English as the primary language.) |
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 printers support your language from a remote location? | ||
| 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.) | ||
| 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 User profiles for more detailed information about user profile considerations. |