DSO activation failure

Question

Hello,
Please advise as I receive the following error when activating a DSO -> Value "Uø" (hex. '005500F8') of characteristic ZUNPREAS contains invalid characters.
I have tried adding the character "ø" to transaction RSKC and also "Uø" but this did not solve the problem. I have checked the SAP system data settings on the system and it is mentioned that the system is a unicode system so I still do not know why BW still gives the error.
Please advise - how can I make BW accept the character for activation? (I am aware that the PSA can be edited and the data reloaded or a program can be written to convert the character into another character before activation but my question before I think of entertaining those routes is - firstly can BW ever accept this character by some method?)
Regards,
Keith Kibuuka

Answer 1

Hi ,
I am attaching a sample code to do away with hexadecimal invalid char problem .Customize it according to your needs .
RSKC
Pemitted extra characters         ALL_CAPITAL    
DATA: G_ALLOWED_CHAR(200) TYPE C.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <ic> TYPE x,
               <tc> TYPE c.
DATA:
ch1(32) TYPE x VALUE
'00200120022003200420052006200720082009200A200B200C200D200E200F20',
ch2(32) TYPE x VALUE
'10201120122013201420152016201720182019201A201B201C201D201E201F20'.
                                                                                RESULT = COMM_STRUCTURE-CRM_DESCR.
*replace all #
REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '#'
IN RESULT WITH space.
*replace only ! from first position
IF RESULT(1) = '!'.
RESULT(1) = ' '.
ENDIF.
*replace hexa decimal char
ASSIGN ch1 TO <ic> CASTING.
ASSIGN <ic> TO <tc> CASTING.
TRANSLATE RESULT USING <tc>.
ASSIGN ch2 TO <ic> CASTING.
ASSIGN <ic> TO <tc> CASTING.
TRANSLATE RESULT USING <tc>.
*use RSKC
IF G_ALLOWED_CHAR IS INITIAL.
CALL FUNCTION 'RSKC_ALLOWED_CHAR_GET'
IMPORTING
E_ALLOWED_CHAR = G_ALLOWED_CHAR.
ENDIF.
  CHECK G_ALLOWED_CHAR NE 'ALL_CAPITAL'.
if allowed_char = ALL_CAPITAL, all capital letters are allowed,
therefore no further action nescessary
DO.
    IF NOT RESULT CO G_ALLOWED_CHAR.
      SHIFT RESULT+SY-FDPOS LEFT.
    ELSE.
    EXIT.
    ENDIF.
  ENDDO.
returncode <> 0 means skip this record
  RETURNCODE = 0.
Regards
Ankush Hallan