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Internationalization and Localization

Siebel Business Applications support internationalization and localization for specific languages based on customer demand. Siebel 8.0 includes localization support for the languages listed in Table 2, where Yes indicates support. Please contact your Oracle representative for updates on supported languages.

Table 2. Localized Languages for Release 8.0
Language Description
Language Code
Siebel Business Applications
Siebel Handheld Applications1
Siebel Wireless Applications
Supported Database Code Pages2

Arabic

ARA

Yes

No

No

Unicode

Chinese (Simplified)

CHS

Yes

Yes

No

Unicode

Chinese (Traditional)

CHT

Yes

Yes

No

Unicode

Czech

CSY

Yes

No

No

Unicode

Danish

DAN

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

Dutch

NLD

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

English

ENU

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248
Unicode

Finnish

FIN

Yes

No

No

CP1252/5248 Unicode

French

FRA

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

German

DEU

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

Hebrew

HEB

Yes

No

No

Unicode

Italian

ITA

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

Japanese

JPN

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP932/943
Unicode

Korean

KOR

Yes

No

Yes

Unicode

Portuguese (Brazilian)

PTB

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

Portuguese (European)

PTG

Yes

Yes

No

CP1252/5248 Unicode

Spanish

ESN

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

Swedish

SVE

Yes

Yes

Yes

CP1252/5248 Unicode

Thai

THA

Yes

No

No

Unicode

1. The term "Siebel Handheld Applications" refers collectively to Siebel Sales Handheld Applications for Siebel Business Applications, Siebel Service Handheld Applications for Siebel Business Applications, Siebel Sales Handheld Applications for Siebel Industry Applications, Siebel Service Handheld Applications for Siebel Industry Applications, Siebel Consumer Goods Handheld Applications for Siebel Business Applications, and Siebel Pharma Handheld Applications for Siebel Business Applications.

2. Table 15 lists the Traditional Database Code Pages.

Please note the following additional information about language support:

  • English language is available on all supported database code pages.
  • IBM DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS is not supported in any language other than English (ENU) for Siebel Business Applications. For Siebel Industry Applications, IBM DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS is supported for the following languages: English (ENU), French (FRA), German (DEU), Spanish (ESN), Italian (ITA), Japanese (JPN), Dutch (NLD), PTG (Portuguese - European), PTB (Portuguese - Brazilian), and Chinese (Traditional).
  • Siebel client installers do not have Thai (THA), Hebrew (HEB), and Arabic (ARA) versions of the installer user interface. When installing the Thai, Hebrew, and Arabic localized versions of a client product, you must choose another language to use during the install process. For more information about installation, see Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.

See Siebel Global Deployment Guide for detailed information about common global deployment terminology, about global deployment scenarios, and about how to plan your global deployment.

    
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