This function assists you in translating phrases.
Each language for a phrase exists as a phrase item containing the phrase text and a phrase code and link to a graphic if required.
You have defined the translation languages under
Specify Language Selection
in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
.
You have authorization to edit phrases in the languages you require. Phrases in languages for which you have no authorization are shown in display mode.
You can use a long text editor to enter texts of any length for each phrase item.
You can use the
Language selection
function to limit the languages for translation, specify the sort sequence of the languages, and choose the comparison language for translation. When you edit phrases, the text in the comparison language is displayed in display mode above the long text editor.
Proceed as follows to edit phrase items for a phrase:
In the hit list for the selected phrases, in the phrase header, or in phrase set assignment, choose
Item
.
The
Edit Phrase: Items
screen appears.
Note
In the
Changed on
field, the SAP system displays the date of the last change made to a phrase item.
Enter the first 132 characters of your text in the
Phrase text
field in the languages specified.
Select the phrase text by double-clicking it if you want to create a long text.
The text editor for long text editing opens.
Enter the long text and then go back.
Note
You can format your text in the long text editor. When the text is printed out on a report, all formatting (character formats, paragraph formats, and so on) is retained. The prerequisite for this is that the environment parameter LONGTEXT_FORMAT_SUPPORT must be set in Customizing for
Basic Data and Tools
.
If you have entered a long text, the system indicates this by displaying the
icon with the quick info text
Display long text
at the end of the
Phrase
text
field. In this case, you can edit the phrase text in the long text editor only.
If required, enter a phrase code, comment, and a graphic.
Note
Enter the complete file name of your graphic with the file extension in the
Graphics
field
. The system uses these file names when you generate a report.
Check whether the file exists in the subdirectory
GRAFICS
in the WWI directory on your WWI PC.
Save your entries.
If you want to change the language selection , choose .