Allow only English characters in ESS

Hi All,
We have a requirement to allow only english characters in ESS input , what should be the correct way to achieve this.
Do we need to do this by implementing the Enhancement - HRPAD00INFTYUI Method INPUT_CONVERSION.
Thanks
Amol

Hi Amol
How many languages you are currently Implementing??? If In case u have multiple country's available do u want country specific Input languages??? SAP delivers English in std's & it allows other languages which you have Installed in the system to store the data. As mentioned earlier you can place a Validation under INPUT_CONVERSION method to restrict accordingly.
Try this & let us know the possible outcomes. It would be more appreciable if you can paste some screen shots.
Cheers
Pradyp

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