International system values: Default system keyboard

The Default system keyboard system value is also known as QKBDTYPE. You can use this system value to set the keyboard type used on the system.

Quick reference
Location	From IBM® Navigator for i, select Configuration and Service > System Values. Right-click on International and click Properties, then select the Language/Characters tab.
Special authority	None.
Default value	Varies for different countries or regions.
Changes take effect	Immediately.
Lockable	No.

What can I do with this system value?

You can specify a different language character set for the keyboard. When the operating system was installed, this system value was set to the appropriate keyboard value based on the language specified at that time.

This system value has the following possible values:

Albania (ALI)
Albania Euro Currency (ALM)
Arabic X (CLB)
Arabic X Euro Currency CLE)
Austria/Germany (AGB)
Austria/Germany Euro Currency (AGE)
Austria/Germany Multinational (AGI)
Austria/Germany Multinational Euro Currency (AGM)
Bulgaria (BGB)
Bulgaria Euro Currency (BGE)
Belgium Multinational (BLI)
Belgium Multinational Euro Currency (BLM)
Brazilian Portuguese (BRB)
Brazilian Portuguese Euro Currency (BRE)
Canadian French (CAB)
Canadian French Euro Currency (CAE)
Canadian French Multinational (CAI)
Canadian French Multinational Euro Currency (CAM)
Croatia, Serbia (Latin), and Slovenia (YGI)
Croatia, Serbia (Latin), and Slovenia Euro Currency (YGM)
Czech Republic (CSB)
Czech Republic Euro Currency (CSE)
Cyrillic (CYB)
Denmark (DMB)
Denmark Euro Currency (DME)
Denmark Multinational (DMI)
Denmark Multinational Euro Currency (DMM)
Estonia (ESB)
France (Azerty) (FAB)
France (Azerty) Euro Currency (FAE)
France (Azerty) Multinational (FAI)
France (Azerty) Multinational Euro Currency (FAM)
Finland/Sweden (FNB)
Finland/Sweden Euro Currency (FNE)
Finland/Sweden Multinational (FNI)
Finland/Sweden Multinational Euro Currency (FNM)
France (Qwerty) (FQB)
France (Qwerty) Multinational (FQI)
FYR (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) (MKB)
FYR (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Euro Currency (MKE)
Greece (GKB)
Greece (GNB)
Greece Euro Currency (GNE)
Hebrew (NCB)
Hebrew Euro Currency (NCE)
Hindi (HIB) Hungary (HNB)
Hungary Euro Currency (HNE)
Iceland ICB)
Iceland Euro Currency (ICE)
Iceland Multinational (ICI)
Iceland Multinational Euro Currency (ICM)
India (Urdu) (PKB)
India (Urdu) Euro Currency (PKE)
International (INB)
International Multinational (INI)
Iran (Farsi) (IRB)
Italy (ITB)
Italy Euro Currency (ITE)
Italy Multinational (ITI)
Italy Multinational Euro Currency (ITM)
Japan (English) (JEB)
Japan English Multinational (JEI)
Japan (Kanji) and Katakana (JKB)
Japan Latin Extended (JPB)
Japan Latin Extended Euro Currency (JPE)
Japan Kanji and United States English (JUB)
Japan (Katakana)(KAB)
Korea (KOB)
Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAB)
Lao People's Democratic Republic Euro Currency (LAE)
Lithuania (LTB)
Latin 2 (ROB)
Latin 2 Euro Currency (ROE)
Latvia (LVB)
Netherlands (NEB)
Netherlands Euro Currency (NEE)
Netherlands Multinational (NEI)
Netherlands Multinational Euro Currency (NEM)
Norway (NWB)
Norway Euro Currency (NWE)
Norway Multinational (NWI)
Norway Multinational Euro Currency (NWM)
Polish (PLB)
Polish Euro Currency (PLE)
Portugal (PRB)
Portugal Euro Currency (PRE)
Portugal Multinational (PRI)
Portugal Multinational Euro Currency (PRM)
Romania (RMB)
Romania Euro Currency (RME)
Russia (RUB)
Russia Euro Currency (RUE)
Serbia (Cyrillic) (SQB)
Serbia (Cyrillic) Euro Currency (SQE)
Simplified Chinese (RCB)
Slovakia (SKB)
Slovakia Euro Currency (SKE)
Spain (SPB)
Spain Euro Currency (SPE)
Spain Multinational (SPI)
Spain Multinational Euro Currency (SPM)
Spanish Speaking (SSB)
Spanish Speaking Euro Currency (SSE)
Spanish Speaking Multinational (SSI)
Spanish Speaking Multinational Euro Currency (SSM)
Sweden (SWB)
Sweden Euro Currency (SWE)
Sweden Multinational (SWI)
Sweden Multinational Euro Currency (SWM)
Switzerland/French Multinational (SFI)
Switzerland/French Multinational Euro Currency (SFM)
Switzerland/German Multinational (SGI)
Switzerland/German Multinational Euro Currency (SGM)
Thailand (THB)
Thailand Euro Currency (THE)
Traditional Chinese (TAB)
Turkey (TKB)
Turkey (Qwerty) Euro Currency (TKE)
Turkey (F) (TRB)
Turkey (F) Euro Currency (TRE)
Ukraine (UAB)
Ukraine Euro Currency (UAE)
United Kingdom (UKB)
United Kingdom Euro Currency (UKE)
United Kingdom Multinational (UKI)
United Kingdom Multinational Euro Currency (UKM)
United States/Canada (USB)
United States/Canada Euro Currency (USE)
United States/Canada Multinational (USI)
United States/Canada Multinational Euro Currency (USM)
Vietnam (VNB)
Vietnam Euro Currency (VNE)