Translating Info Objects with the SAP KW Translator

Purpose

The SAP Knowledge Warehouse Translator is a tool with which you can use to translate info objects from different Info Object Classes and areas:

• Objects of class Text / Slide (format: DOC / PPT)

• Objects of class Visio objects (format VSD / only in QM Manual area)

• Objects of class multimedia objects (in any format)

• Objects of the class HTML (only in the HTML-Based Documents area)

The SAP KW Translator is a front-end application for Microsoft Windows permitting easy editing of translation packages (Explorer, status management).

Files in a format that cannot be edited can be translated by checking in an existing file as translation (multimedia translation).

You can translate the specified info objects using the SAP KW Translator without a link to an SAP Knowledge Warehouse system.

Implementation Considerations

The SAP KW Translator, as part of the SAP KW Add-On, is necessary on every front-end that is to be used for the translation of packages of type SAP KW Translator (without Trados).

Integration

In the SAP Knowledge Warehouse translation packages of type SAP KW Translator (without Trados) are created.

Features

• Support in translation of all formats that are registered in SAP KW, such as

  • Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio

  • Other Microsoft Office formats such as XLS

  • HTML

    Images / Graphics

• Insertion of translated files in the translation package

• Semi-automated status management