What is compatibility character in SAP BC-I18 - Internationalization (I18N)?

SAP Term: compatibility character

• Component: BC-I18

• Component Name: Internationalization (I18N)

• Description: A character encoded only for compatibility with preexisting character encoding standards to support transcoding. For example, the character U+00C5 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING Å is included in the Unicode Standard although it is possible to represent thcharacter as LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A with U+030A COMBINING RING ABOVE. U+00C5 is encoded in the Unicode Standard to ensure compatibility with ASCII code pages, which contain U+00C5.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Compatibility character is a term used in SAP BC-I18 Internationalization (I18N). It is a character that is used to represent a character that cannot be displayed in the current language or encoding. For example, if a user is using a language that does not have the letter “Ñ”, then the compatibility character would be used to represent it.
  
  How to use it: 
  Compatibility characters are used when displaying text in different languages or encodings. When a character cannot be displayed in the current language or encoding, the compatibility character will be used instead. This ensures that all characters are displayed correctly regardless of the language or encoding being used.
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using compatibility characters, it is important to ensure that they are properly encoded. This will ensure that they are displayed correctly and that they do not cause any issues with other languages or encodings.
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on compatibility characters and how to use them in SAP BC-I18 Internationalization (I18N), please refer to the official SAP documentation.