During system initialization (sysinit) the database administrator can optimize Teradata Database for one of two language support modes:
- Standard
- Japanese
The language support mode determines the:
- Character set that Teradata Database uses to store system dictionary data.
- Default character set for user data.
| IF you enable this language support mode … | THEN Teradata Database stores object names using this character set … | AND stores character data other than object names using this character set … |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | UNICODE For backward compatibility, object names are processed internally as LATIN |
LATIN. |
| Japanese | UNICODE For backward compatibility, object names are processed internally as KANJI1 |
UNICODE. |