Invalid character RSKC

Hi,
I tried a load to BW from R/3 due to some invalid characteristics.I am not able to
add these special chsarateristics to rskc as it is already full.Can somebody
tell me how to extend the number of characters in RSks. Also can somebody
tell me about the relevent tables for RSKC.

I think its not the correct way.
I suggest to set ALL_CAPITAL string in the RSKC to admit all character.
See this blog if you have some other doubts on that:
/people/sap.user72/blog/2006/07/23/invalid-characters-in-sap-bw-3x-myths-and-reality-part-2
Regards,
Sergio

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Hi Nihararanjan,
This issue has been discussed many times, please search in SDN for more threads.
You go to t.code RSKC and maintain the Invalid or Special characters and then you can load.
Check the below doc for the same:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e0cdc928-5e2d-2e10-e1bb-ec77bcb5cbfd?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
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Hey guys,
I wonder if you guys can help, our load keep getting special character (line break) which display as square. And just got to know that nothing is stopping out clients from putting in chinese, german or even russian characters into the text box of your source system.
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Hi,
I think you are facing an invalid character issue.
This issue can be resolved by correcting the error records in PSA and updating it into the target. For that the first step should be to identify if all the records are there in PSA. You can find out this from checking the Details tab in RSMO, Job log , PSA > sorting records based on status,etc. Once its confirmed force the request to red and delete the particular request from the target cube. Then go to PSA and edit the incorrect records (correcting or blanking out the invalid entries for particular field InfoObject for the incorrect record) and save it. Once all the incorrect records are edited go to RSA1>PSA find the particular request and update to target manually (right click on PSA request > Start update immediately).
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/people/sap.user72/blog/2006/07/23/invalid-characters-in-sap-bw-3x-myths-and-reality-part-2
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