General Information
Use
The SAPterm data structure is "concept-oriented". SAPterm is compatible with commercially available terminology databases, which are also concept-oriented.
Concept orientation means that a concept is an abstract linguistic entity. A concept is defined by entries in various languages.
A SAPterm concept has the following global attributes:
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Component subject area to which this concept applies
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Translation relevance (which is indicated by its entry class)
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Links to SAP objects and documentation, for example data elements, or Knowledge Warehouse documentation.
Each entry also has attributes:
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Language
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Valid release range
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Country-specific entry
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Industry sector-specific entry
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Grammatical attributes
In contrast to a dictionary, you can search for the translation of a term in any language in a concept-oriented terminology database.
Concept-oriented terminology databases are particularly appropriate for managing technical terminology. This approach is less useful for managing a colloquial dictionary.