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You can access the proposal pool directly from the short text editor while translating, or you can use transaction SLPP to create proposals in the proposal pool.

For more information on how to access the proposal pool, see Accessing the Proposal Pool.

We recommend that you create as few proposals as possible for a source text. This optimizes performance, and ensures consistent translations.

Procedure

The way in which you create proposals depends on whether you access the proposal pool from the short text editor, or use transaction SLPP.

Accessing the Proposal Pool from the Short Text Editor

  1. Enter your translation in the translation line in the short text editor, or change the existing translation.

  2. To access the proposal pool, click the icon in the status bar of the translation line. Depending on the status of the translation line and on whether proposals are already available, you see one of the following icons:

    • New/create proposal (New/create proposal)

    • Proposals exist (Proposals exist)

    • Modified/decision required (Modified/decision required)

    For more information on how to access the proposal pool from the short text editor, see Accessing the Proposal Pool and Translating in the Short Text Editor.

    Note Note

    The short text editor includes two functions that enable you to create system standards in the proposal pool without having to branch to the proposal pool first: System Standards With Status S for All Modified Lines and Create System/Status S Immediately. For more information on these functions, see Translating in the Short Text Editor and Functions in the Short Text Editor.

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  3. The text that you entered in the translation line is highlighted in a different color at the top of the proposal pool next to the icon. If you want to create a diffferent text as a proposal, click this icon. A dialog box appears in which you can enter the desired text.

    To create the proposal, proceed as follows:

  4. In the proposal pool, click the icon next to the type of proposal you want to create:

    • To create a system standard, click the icon under System and next to Standard .

    • To create the translation as an application standard for the domain to which the object belongs, click the icon under the node of the domain and next to Standard.

      If you want to create an application standard for a domain that is not in the list, click Show Domain (Show Domain). A dialog box appears for you to double-click the domain that you require.

      Note Note

      If you want to use this function, your translator profile must include the authorization object PPDO with value 01.

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    • To create an exception, click the icon under the node of the domain and next to Exception.

    • To create an abbreviation, click the icon next to the proposal for which you want to define the abbreviation. For more information on how to create abbreviations, see Creating Abbreviations and Full Translations.

  5. All proposals in the proposal pool, except exceptions, have a quality status. The Choose Status dialog box appears if you are creating a system standard, application standard, or abbreviation.

    Double-click the quality status that you want to assign to the proposal.

    Your translator profile determines which quality statuses you are authorized to assign. For more information on the quality status of proposals and the authorizations you need to assign them, see Quality Status and Translator Profiles.

    Note Note

    You can create system standards in a single step. Depending on the required quality status, choose the Status A, Status S, Status B, or Status X pushbutton.

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  6. The system saves your proposal pool changes automatically. You do not need to save. To return to the short text editor, choose Back.

Accessing the Proposal Pool using Transaction SLPP

  1. On the initial screen of transaction SLPP, check that the default source and target languages are correct for the proposals you want to display or edit. These values are taken from your translation settings. For more information on these settings, refer to Transaction SE63 and read the section "Defining Your Translator Settings".

  2. In the Source and/or Target group boxes, enter the source text (or source and target text) of the proposal pool entry in the Text field.

  3. Choose Find Proposal Pool Entry.

  4. If you only entered a target text as your search criterion, and if the proposal pool contains several entries for this target text, a dialog box appears in which you can double-click the source text that you require. Choose Find Proposal Pool Entry again.

  5. The text that you entered in the Text field in the Target group box is highlighted at the top of the proposal pool next to the icon.

    To create proposals, proceed as described in steps 4 and 5 of the section “Accessing the Proposal Pool from the Short Text Editor”.

    Note Note

    If you want to use transaction SLPP to create proposals, you must enter the target text in the Text field in the Target group box.

    Alternatively, you can enter the source text in the text field in the Source group box and choose Find Proposal Pool Entry. If a proposal pool entry exists for the language direction you have selected, the proposal pool screen appears. Double-click the proposal you want to edit. Choose Find Proposal Pool Entry again.

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  6. The system saves your proposal pool changes automatically. You do not need to save. To return to the initial screen of transaction SLPP, choose Back.

Result

You have created the text that is highlighted at the top of the proposal pool as a proposal with the selected quality status.

More Information

For more information on how to edit proposals in the proposal pool, see the document Proposal Pool Maintenance and its subordinate documents, as well as Transaction SLPP.