Indian Bengali Language in SAP ECC 6.0

Hi All,
I have a requirement to use Bengali Language for log in into SAP system and also display report output and smartform output having both English and Bengali text.
I have followed SAP Notes 42305, 742662 and 812821for importing Bengali language, changing SmartForm editor to MS-Word and extend standard font HELVE_17 with Bengali font for output in different languages respectively.
But neither I am able to login using Bengali language into server after restart nor printout is coming in both languages; instead at the time of login a message is coming Bengali(Code 6B) is not an installed language and in printout Bengali text is replaced by '#' though English text is coming properly.
The system is ECC 6.0.
Probably I am missing some steps of configuration.
Please help with some detail step-by-step documentation of configuring I18N, SMLT, Cascading Font.
Thanks in advance,
Avijit

> But neither I am able to login using Bengali lanuage into server after restart nor printout is coming in both languages; instead at the time of login a message is coming Bengali(Code 6B) is not an installed language and in printout Bengali text is replaced by '#' though English text is coming properly.
1. Bengali is not a delivered language, it's not availalbe as logon language. You have to translate all the output manually.
2. Is your system a Unicode system?
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