Material description limitation on accept only English language

Dear All,
Is there any user exit / program which not allow user create material with Non English description in MM01?
But we still need unicode support for system.
we are facing export material problem with external system out from company.
thanks.
Marco

Marco wrote:>
> 1) I'm not limited the description within "additional data" within MM01 on "EN" language. but it just limit in field MAKTX.
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what do you think is the difference here?
All descriptions you see in additional data are stored in table MAKT field MAKTX. this table is language dependend.
Based on your logon language SAP will present the logon language in the description field that can be seen above each tab in material master maintenance.
IF you restrict the material description to english only, but allow e.g. German as communication languae in vendor master, then SAP will give you a message that the description in German language is not maintained and will not allow creation of the PO.

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