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Translate Texts

This function lets you translate the texts in an operating concern.

You can translate elements in an operating concern and in the information system. You take the current operating concern as the basis for the translation. You should note that the type of profitability analysis you select is important.

The system only displays for translation those settings that are also transported via the transaction Transport Objects . In particular, it only displays data elements for those characteristics and value fields that were generated automatically in CO-PA or created manually there. Fields from the SAP standard fields or customer-specific fields are not considered. However, you can translate these objects using the Translation Tools from the SAP standard.

In order to run an operating concern in another language, you need to translate primarily its characteristics and value fields because the descriptions are required in the information system. It is not essential for you to translate the Customizing settings.

Note: If you want to translate Customizing settings that were processed using extended table maintenance (such as texts for condition types, or variables for reports), then you can choose "Edit -> Translation" to translate them directly from table maintenance.

Activities

1. Select the source and target languages to be applied in the translation.
2. Select the desired translation object from either the operating concern or the information system.
3. Check the options for the subobjects or specify the name of the object.
Note on "Characteristic": You can use the entry help function to call up all user-defined characteristics. By selecting "Characteristic value", you can then translate their characteristic values. You can also translate the characteristic hierarchy texts for other characteristics. Enter into the field those characteristics for which the characteristic hierarchy texts are to be translated.
4. Choose "Execute".

The system then draws up an output list, at the top of which you find the object classes connected to the object you selected. By double-clicking in this list, you then access a table containing the individual objects (such as data elements or table entries).

The table is divided into translated and not translated objects.

In the objects table, the following is displayed:

If there are several objects in the table, select just one. Doing so calls up the standard translation tool where all texts for that object are displayed and where you can translate them. For more information on the range of functions with the Translation transaction, see SAP Library -> Basis Components -> Documentation and Translation Tools -> Translation Tools for Translators -> Translating in SE63.

Examples

1. You would like to translate the characteristics and value fields of an operating concern.
Select the object "Operating concern" and check the option "Characteristics and value fields". Then choose "Execute".
A list of object classes is displayed (in this case, just one object class: "Data element"). Check this object class and select "Object list" to obtain all the data elements contained in your operating concern. You can now translate the individual data elements.
2. You would like to translate the characteristic values for a characteristic that you have defined.
Select the object "Characteristic" and check the option "Characteristic value". Enter the name of the characteristic and then choose "Execute".
3. You would like to translate reports or forms.
Select the appropriate class and enter the name of the relevant report or form.
The system then displays for translation all the dependent texts for the desired report or form.

Note on language transports: By making the appropriate setting, you can have the system suggest - before translation is executed - a transport request to which the translated objects can be written, on the condition that the transport recording is active for the client.

If no transport request is entered, the translated objects in all languages can be included in the transport with the transaction Transport Objects. To transport specific languages only (such as English and German), see the documentation accompanying this transaction.