MDMP Unicode Conversion: maintenance system vocabulary in.Excel possible?

We are currently converting from R/3 4.7 MDMP to ECC 6.0 EHP5 Unicode using CU&UC. We have native speakers to do the manual maintenance of the system vocabulary (assignment of words without language key to a language). However these native speakers are SAP "illiterates" and have no access to SAP. We would like to extract the system vocabulary to Excel, give it to the native speakers, they maíntain in Excel, and then we upload the Excel into SAP. Extracting the vocabulary is easy, since there is an ALV grid. Is there a way to upload the Excel to SAP? Thank you very much.

Hi,
the down- and upload scenario via spreadsheet is not forseen in SPUMG.
I know customers who maintain the vocabulary with automatic and semi-automatic procedures and then verify the assigned languages via spreadsheet download sent to native speakers. In this scenario, there should be only a few words, which are assigned wrongly and these can be corrected manually.
However even in this scenario customers have to take care that the code page used by e.g. excel fits to the assigned language. E.g. you need to do this on a local Windows (default code page local).
But maintaining the language in the spreadsheet and then uploading the result to spumg is not possible.
Best regards,
Nils Buerckel

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=== Reformated it and added further information ===
Hi,
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============ sapins_dev.log ============
WARNING 2007-09-04 22:53:39 Execution of the command "K:\JDKRoot\bin\java.exe -classpath K:\usr\sap\MD3\SYS\global\sltools\sharedlib\launcher.jar -showversion -Xmx256m com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart com.sap.sl.ut.manager.UtlMain
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ebpshd01/sapmnt/MD3/SYS/global/security/lib/tools;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.infoprovider_lib.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.manager.offline.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/antlr.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/exception.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/jddi.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/logging.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/offlineconfiguration.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/opensqlsta.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/tc_sec_secstorefs.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comtcsdtcvlimpl.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SDMutil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SLUtil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/base.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/util.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/sqlserver.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/spy.jar -export -type=keydb "-expfile=D:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/NW04S/LM/COPY/MSS/EXP/DISTRIBUTED/AS/EXPDB/usages_data.xml" -log=UTL_load_usages.log -sid=MD3 -dsn=jdbc/pool/MD3 -ssprops=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.properties -ssk=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.key' aborts with return code 1.
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============
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java version "1.4.2_12"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_12-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.4.2_12-b03, mixed mode)
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sap/engine/offline/OfflineToolStart
=============
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Changes in source system dyring Unicode conversion

Hi,
I've upgraded our R/3 non-Unicode installation to ERP 6.0 non-Unicode using CU&UC guide. Now I plan to do the export & import phase to migrate the source system to Unicode.
My question is, does the export phase (where the Unicode conversion actually takes place) do any changes in the source system? It' is a production system, and when something goes wrong or the time exceeds the limit I have for the export, I need to stop the export, put it back to production and try another time. So I need to be sure that the export itself doesn't do any changes to the source system.
Thanks in advance
Tomas

Hi Tomas,
the export simply "copies" the source system (and converts the data to Unicode) - it does not change it.
Therefore you can still use it after the export is finished.
Best regards,
Nils Buerckel
SAP AG

Unicode conversion in NonUnicode system

We are undertaking a project to make all Z* programs Unicode compatible in Non-unicdoe system.
Any suggestions to approach this tasks is welcome..
Thanks.

Below link will give idea about Unicode conversion
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c0ff71ca-1d11-2a10-6a93-88662a6e7bc9

MDMP: TWIN Upgrade + Unicode conversion

Hello ,
We have adopted twin upgrade and unicode conversion method and at present we are converting the twin system to unicode conversion.
In Twin system we have completed SPUMG 7 scans. Whether i need to run UMG_TWIN_CREATE_TRANSPORT now to save the results for twin preparation run or i need to perform this step after Additional preparatory step.
Kindly suggest
Regards
Vinay

Hi Vinay,
Excerpt from the UCG:
2.4 Final Preparation Steps
2.4.1 SPUMG Updates
If there is a time difference between the scan and the database export, it may happen that a new table has been created or a Support Package has brought a new table with it. In such a case, the preconversion must be rerun right before the export is carried out to ensure that the data change is reflected in the Export Control Table.
End excerpt
Hence this step is necessary in case of DB changes (e.g. new tables with or without content).
Therefore if you have significant changes, I would recommend to create the twin transport after this step.
However this step has to be repeated in the PRD system as well (see TU&UC-Guide) to reflect the changes between Twin and PRD system. In order to minimize downtime, the differences between the two systems should be small.
Best regards,
Nils Buerckel
SAP AG

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