How To Fix SV160 - The installed system code page does not allow any other languages.

SV160 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SV - View Maintenance: Customize Messages

• Message number: 160

• Message text: The installed system code page does not allow any other languages.

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SV160 - Details

• The SAP error message SV160 indicates that the installed system code page does not support the languages you are trying to use. This typically occurs when the code page configured for your SAP system does not include the character sets required for the languages you want to enable.
  
  Cause:
  
  Code Page Limitation: The system code page is set to a specific character set that does not support the additional languages you are trying to use. For example, if the code page is set to a single-byte character set (like ISO 8859-1), it may not support multi-byte character sets required for languages like Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
  Language Configuration: The languages you are trying to add may not be compatible with the current code page.
  System Configuration: The SAP system may have been installed with a specific code page that limits language support.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Current Code Page: Use transaction code RZ10 to check the current profile