Determine the main language of the store.

When installing the required database application (Microsoft SQL or Sybase), at the language prompt set the language of the store as the default language for the database.

In the operating system settings for the POS machine, set the regional and language settings to match the country, language and keyboard settings required at the store. These are located at the following path:  Control Panel Regional and Language Options.

When installing the SAP POS applications, set the language of the store in each required component. If the language of the store is not one of the languages provided, select English. If required, install default demo parameters for the initial setup only. For more information about installing the SAP POS application suite, refer to the installation guide.

In the  Terminal Xpress Languages screen of the Configurator application, define all the languages required at the store.

In the Configurator application, create all the base parameter files you need for the store. Use the language of the store in any text fields as required. The following is a list of the parameter files you can create:

When you create definitions for any of the parameter files shown above, you can also create translations for the descriptions of the definitions. These are downloaded to the POS along with the parameter file information. These fields appear in a different color in the Configurator application.

Define the store language in each of the required *.ini parameter files. For more information on the *.ini files for each application, see Set the Store Main Language.

Use the Configurator application to download the parameter files with the translated fields to the POS Server base parm directory. The base parm directory is located at C:\program files\SAP\Retail Systems\Xpress Server\parm. When the POS Server processes these files, it creates subdirectories for each language defined under the base parm directory.

Stop and start all applications.

Create the product files for the store such as the PLU/SKU (plutxn.asc) and Promotion (promotxn.asc) files according to established methods. (For example, using third-party or other store back-end applications.) Ensure that any text fields in these files are set to the language of the store. Download these files to the base parm directory in the Xpress Server.

Create store employee records. For each employee, ensure that their alternate language preference is set. This can be done through Employee Maintenance screens in the Configurator or the Store Manager applications, or through direct input into the Transaction Employee file (empxtxn.asc.)

Create the POS literal files for each required language. Literal files contain the field and text labels and messages that are displayed at the POS. For information on how to do this, see Create Translation Export Files for SAP POS. At installation, default parameters are provided for the following languages:

If you need to translate the system into a language that was not provided when it was installed, you can use the DB Export/Import utility (txtxlt.exe) to create files to submit to translation for the Configurator, POS/Store Manager, Electronic Journal Viewer databases:

To create the export files, do the following:

If the product suite is being distributed through disk images, the translations can be added to the master image using this utility. If the software is being installed directly at the store, a command line version of the utility can be used to load the translations at the store.

Example of the Import command line:

TXTXLT –I DUTCH –f ALL –d BACKOFFMS –u user –p password – t IMPORT –c 1 –s c:\translation

If you need to translate the POS system files into a language that was not provided when the system was installed, you can use the mkascii.exe utility to create a text file (LITDEF.TXT) to submit to translation. When the translated files are returned, you can use mklit.exe to apply them back into the application.