Phrase Status
Use
You can assign a phrase status to each phrase item of a phrase. For each status you can define whether a phrase item with this status can be:
Edited
Output on a report
Used for specification value assignment without a warning being issued
Changed to another status
Integration
When
importing phrases
and
exporting phrases
, you can set the
Phr. itm status
indicator in order to transfer the phrase status from the import file when importing and from the SAP system when exporting. You can set this indicator in the exchange profile thereby making it a default setting. You set up exchange profiles in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
under
Specify Exchange Profiles
.
If you have set the
Phr. itm status
indicator on the screen for phrase import or phrase export, you can additionally specify a status for each language using the
Language selection
function. This has the following effects:
In phrase import, the phrase status specified in language selection is imported and not the phrase status from the file.
In phrase export, the phrase status specified in language selection is exported and not the phrase status from the SAP system. At the same time this new status is also set for the relevant language item in the SAP system.
You must make sure that you only specify permitted statuses in language selection.
For more information about importing and exporting phrases, see Import: Process and Export: Process .
Features
SAP provides the following standard settings:
Status |
Editing Options |
|---|---|
01 (In process) |
You can edit the phrase item and set another status. The content of the phrase item is not expanded on reports. |
02 (External processing) |
The phrase item has been exported. You cannot edit the phrase but you can set another status. The content of the phrase item is not expanded on reports. |
03 (Released) |
The phrase item is released. You cannot edit the phrase but you can set another status. The content of the phrase item is output on reports. |
04 (Historical) |
The phrase item is historical. You cannot edit the phrase item and you cannot set another status. The content of the phrase item is output on reports. |
Note
You can check the standard setting for the phrase status in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
under
Specify Phrase Status
and edit it if required.