IDOC unicode issue (character #)

Question

Hi
A user exit fills posting items in SAP HR payroll posting with a text in russian language. This value is stored correctly in table PPDIT.
We have different ALE target systems in the distirbution model for different company codes.
All the RFCs are configured like UNICODE with logon language. Two targets system has russian company codes.
The first one is a SAP ECC system and receive correctly the data.
The second one is a SAP PI system and checking IDOC segments text was converted with # . Table EDID4 contains value #.
If we customize IDOC for employee master data HRMD_A russian texts reach correctly into SAP PI.
We unknown if the payroll posting process converts posting items using a BAPI or there is other kind of problem.
Our  PI system is connected with other SAP HR systems and always the unicode problems was solved configuring RFC with UNICODE.

Answer 1

Look at the difference if you force collation for the predicate with ">" and/or ORDER BY:
create table test (c1 int, c2 nvarchar(50))
insert into test(c1, c2) values (1,N'पीपे का सबसे चौड़ा भाग')
insert into test(c1, c2) values (2,N'पी')
insert into test(c1, c2) values (3,N'पे')
select * from test order by c2;
3 पे
2 पी
1 पीपे का सबसे चौड़ा भाग
select * from test order by c2 COLLATE Indic_General_100_CI_AS;
c1 c2
2 पी
1 पीपे का सबसे चौड़ा भाग
3 पे
select * from test where c2 > N'पे' order by c2;
2 पी
1 पीपे का सबसे चौड़ा भाग
select * from test where c2 > N'पे' COLLATE Indic_General_100_CI_AS order by c2;
c1 c2
(empty)
Reference:
http://www.sqlusa.com/bestpractices2005/collatedatabasedefault/
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