About change to using one-byte alphanumeric characters for product name, level name, etc. in chemSHERPA data entry support tool for articles

This content has been revised in 2022-06-06.

We will promote the conversion of local languages (double-byte characters) to one-byte alphanumeric characters in order to meet the standards with .IEC62474 (global support).

In principle, product names under product/Component information in the General Window, and Level/name in the Composition window, must be entered using one-byte alphanumeric characters. Note, however, that the error check will follow a phased implementation as shown below.

Tool version (release)	General		Composition
	Product Name *Correspondence of product name of requester 2.04.00 or later is considered.		Level Name		Component Name
	Entry CHK	2-byte character mode	Entry CHK	2-byte character mode	Entry CHK	2-byte character mode
2.03.00 (Winter FY2020) (Scheduled for early March 2021)	WARNING	OFF	N/A	OFF	N/A	OFF
2.04.00 (Summer FY2021)	↓	OFFlocked	WARNING	↓	WARNING	↓
2.05.00 (Winter FY2021)	ERROR	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
2.06.00 (Summer FY2022)	↓	↓	↓	OFFlocked	↓	OFFlocked
2.07.00 (Winter FY2022)	↓	↓	ERROR	↓	ERROR	↓

Entry CHK: Tool error check
N/A: No check is performed for other than one-byte alphanumeric characters.
WARNING: Other than one-byte alphanumeric characters will trigger a warning.( Approved data can be output)
ERROR: Other than one-byte alphanumeric characters will trigger an error (Approved data cannot be output).
2-byte character mode: Two-byte character permission mode
OFF: Only one-byte alphanumeric characters are allowed by default. Two-byte characters may be used by switching the entry mode manually.
OFF locked: Entry mode fixed to one-byte alphanumeric characters (no two-byte character mode).