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Translating Tiles, Catalogs, and Groups in the Configuration LayerLocate this document in the navigation structure

You want to translate the text of SAP Fiori launchpad tiles, catalogs, or group titles in the configuration layer. This is possible using the standard SAP translation tools.

Context

The translation follows the standard ABAP translation process. This is the same process as for translating Web Dynpro component configurations.

To translate the texts, you access the standard SAP translation environment.

Caution To translate texts, only start SAP Fiori launchpad in the original language. Otherwise, you receive an error message when saving the configuration.

Procedure

  1. To find the texts of the tiles and target mappings of a specific catalog such as MY_CATALOG, determine the configuration ID (CONFIG_ID) of this catalog. Depending on the system version you are using, proceed as follows:

    • For SAP NetWeaver 7.02 and higher:

      1. In the system in which you run the SAP Fiori launchpad (on the front-end server for SAP Fiori launchpad), start Fiori Launchpad Checks (transaction /UI2/FLC).

        See Checking Launchpad Content.

      2. In the Adaptation Layer section, choose Configuration.

      3. Choose Execute.

      4. Choose an entry in the Main WD Config Key field to display the configuration of Web Dynpro component /UI2/PB_EDM_PAGE_LAYOUT for the catalog. Choose an entry in the Property WD Config Key field to display the configuration of Web Dynpro component /UI2/ADAPTATION_PAGE.

    • For SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and 7.01:

      1. In the system in which you run the SAP Fiori launchpad (on the front-end server for SAP Fiori launchpad), start the Data Browser (transaction SE16).

      2. Enter table name WDY_CONFIG_COMPT for the Table Name field and choose Table Contents:
      3. In the Data Browser: Selection Screen, enter the following:
        Table 1:

        Field

        Value

        CONIFG_TYPE

        07

        DESCRIPTION

        ID:X-SAP-UI2-CATALOGPAGE:<catalog id>, for example, ID:X-SAP-UI2-CATALOGPAGE:MY_CATALOG

      4. Choose Execute.

        The configuration ID is displayed in the CONFIG_ID column.

  2. Copy the CONFIG_ID for later use in Initial Screen: Translation Editor (transaction SE63).
  3. In the system in which you run the SAP Fiori launchpad (on the front-end server for SAP Fiori launchpad), start transaction SE63.
  4. Choose Start of the navigation path Translation Next navigation step ABAP Objects Next navigation step Transportation Objects End of the navigation path.
  5. In the Transport Object field, enter the following:

    R3TR WDCC <CONFIG_ID>

  6. Select the required source and target languages.
  7. Choose Edit.
  8. Expand the <TLGS> Lockable Logical Objects (Short Texts) node.
  9. Select the entry with table WDY_CONFIG_COMPT.

    This takes you to the standard translation environment where you can change the texts as needed.

  10. (Optional) After the translation is completed, an administrator needs to invalidate the back-end caches for all users for which texts may still be stored in the wrong language. To do this, call transaction SE38 and run the report /UI2/INVALIDATE_GLOBAL_CACHES in execution mode. Administration authorization is required to run this report (authorization object: /UI2/CHIP, field ACTVT: 06).
    Note

    This step is only necessary for systems, in which the launchpad is actually used. It is not necessary for systems used only for translation.

Results

Your custom tiles, catalogs, or group titles are displayed with the intended text in SAP Fiori launchpad.