Required database components and settings
Relational database versions
Supported versions for your relational database are documented in the installation guide for your Infor Lawson System Foundation product and platform.
Operating system for the database client
The database interface layer utilizes third-party database client software to access data from the relational database server. The database client and server may run on different operating systems, utilizing connection software provided by the third-party database vendor. Lawson supports any configuration that the third-party relational database vendor certifies and supports between their database client and server. However, to be supported, the client software must be running on an operating system version that supports Lawson software products.
Required database products
When installing Oracle products, you are given a list of products and features from which to choose. While the Lawson runtime system does not require that you install additional products, the following are needed for installation, setup, or performance analysis of the Lawson database:
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Oracle Server
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SQL*Plus
Data at Rest Encryption Support
Lawson supports data at rest encryption for a variety of database and platform versions. For details, see the installation guide and release notes for your Infor Lawson System Foundation product and platform.
Required Database Settings
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Lawson does not support the UTF-8 character set.
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The Oracle database must be created with NLS_CHARACTERSET= WE8ISO8859P1
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If Lawson runs on a separate server from Oracle, on the Lawson server, set the NLS_LANG variable to the following character set:
NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1