Symptom
After the June 2018 Release special characters are being displayed as symbols in the customers instance.
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
- SAP Jam Collaboration
Reproducing the Issue
Example of the issue with the French language:
Normally it's "Appréciation d'équipe" was being displayed as " ApprÃ�©ciation Ã�©quipe "
Resolution
Reupload the .csv file with the proper texts and ensure it is encoded as UTF-8. A good way to see the file encoding is by opening the .csv file with Notepad++ and go to the Encoding tab or check it using Notepad. In case the encoding is not UTF-8
When using Notepad++:
- Open the file using Notepad++
- Click the Encoding menu bar;
- Click Convert to UTF-8
When using Notepad:
- Open the file using Notepad.
- Click Save as. On Save As, make sure you are selecting "All Files".
- On Encoding field, make sure to choose UTF-8.
- The file name should still have csv on it such as filename.csv to ensure that it is being saved as a csv file.
Keywords
Language, French , Special Characters, Broken, Manage Languages, umlauts, UTF-8 with BOM, LOD-SF-PLT-LAN, characters, custom translations , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-LAN , Manage Language & Text Replacements , LOD-SF-RCM , Recruiting Management , LOD-SF-JAM , SAP Jam , LOD-SF-PLT-PCK , Picklist Management Issue , Problem