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  Phrase Items

Use

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.

Prerequisites

  • 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.

Features

  • 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.

Activities

Proceed as follows to edit phrase items for a phrase:

  1. 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 Note

    In the Changed on field, the SAP system displays the date of the last change made to a phrase item.

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  2. Enter the first 132 characters of your text in the Phrase text field in the languages specified.

  3. Select the phrase text by double-clicking it if you want to create a long text.

    The text editor for long text editing opens.

  4. Enter the long text and then go back.

    Note 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.

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  5. If required, enter a phrase code, comment, and a graphic.

    Note 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.

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  6. Save your entries.

  7. If you want to change the language selection , choose Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Language Selection End of the navigation path .