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 Phrase Combining

Use

This function enables you to select a replacement phrase for similar phrases in the active phrase library and to store the other similar phrases in a back-up phrase library.

Prerequisites

You can only combine phrases in the active library.

Before combining phrases, you should generate a where-used list.

Features

This function takes the following cases into account:

Initial Situation

Result

The phrase to be replaced has phrase references.

The phrase references are transferred from the replacement phrase.

Phrase references with original text transfer are transferred as phrase references without original text transfer.

The phrase to be replaced appears in value assignments.

The phrase is replaced in the value assignment by the replacement phrase.

The data originof the value assignment is retained.

The phrase to be replaced appears in dangerous goods fields.

The phrase is replaced in the dangerous goods fields by the replacement phrase.

The phrase to be replaced has phrase items that do not occur in the replacement phrase.

The phrase items are not copied to the replacement phrase.

Caution Caution

If a phrase that is to be replaced is used in a report, the symbol for the phrase must be replaced manually in the appropriate report template with the symbol for the replacement phrase. You can use the where-used list to determine the reports that are affected before combining the phrases.

Before combining, you must first make sure that the replacement phrase is present in the same language as the previous phrases.

End of the caution.

Activities

  1. In the phrase management hit list, select the phrases that you want to combine.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Combine. End of the navigation path

    A dialog box appears in which the phrase keys and texts for the selected phrases are displayed. You can display the long text by choosing the symbol with the quick info text Display text .

  3. Select the desired replacement phrase.

  4. Choose with the quick info text Execute in Foreground .

    Note Note

    It is not practical to directly combine used phrases because it takes too long. Therefore, you can you can execute the function in the background from the dialog box and define the start time.

    End of the note.