Defining Translation Graphs

Prerequisites

You have defined the target languages in your translation system. For more information, see Defining Target Languages .
If you want to change an existing graph, your translator profile must include the authorization GRAP with value 01 . To create a new graph, you need the authorization GRAP with value 02.

Context

See Translation Graphs for more information about the purpose of translation graphs and an Example of a translation graph.

Procedure

Call transaction LXE_MASTER.
On the tab page, choose .

The Select Graph dialog box appears.
Double-click Create New Graph .

The Graphs dialog box appears.
Enter a name for the new translation graph in the relevant field.

Note
To ensure that you and your colleagues can easily recognize the graph, enter a meaningful name such as the title of the project for which the translation graph is intended.
Choose the input help in the Original Lang. .

The Original Language dialog box appears
Double-click the original language of the objects that you want to translate.
Caution
It is vital that you select the correct 4-character language ID here.
- To define German as the original language, open the de node and select deDE .
- To define English as the original language, open the en node and select enUS .
A dialog box appears that lists all the target languages defined in the system.
Double-click the required target languages.

You return to the Graphs dialog box, where the original language and target language columns are now filled with the language IDs that you selected.
Select the target languages that are translated from the same source language, and choose Source Language .

The Language Selection dialog box appears.
Double-click the required source language.
Caution
It is vital that you select the correct 4-character language ID here.
- To define German as the source language, open the de node and select deDE .
- To define English as the source language, open the en node and select enUS .
Repeat steps 8 and 9 of this procedure if other target languages are to translate objects of this original language from a different source language.
Repeat steps 5 to 10 of this procedure if objects of a different original language are to be translated.
The Status column for the new translation direction(s) contains activation status A (active). This means that the translation direction has been defined and released for the translation graph.
If you want to change the status, select the language directions you want to change and choose Status .

The Activation Status dialog box appears.
To define the translation direction without releasing it, choose status I (inactive). If you want to activate automatic distribution for this translation direction, choose status D (active with distribution).

The activation status in the Graphs dialog box is changed accordingly.
Choose Check to perform a plausibility check for your entries (to see whether you have entered circular definitions, for instance).
Choose .

Results

The required translation directions are now defined in the translation graphs. As soon as you have assigned collections to this graph , you can run an evaluation . The graph ensures that the objects belonging to the collections assigned to this graph arrive in the worklists and statistics for the defined target languages defined in this graph - and are translated from the source language you defined for each target language.

If you want to change an existing translation graph, proceed as follows:

Call transaction LXE_MASTER.
On the Languages tab page, choose .

The Select Graph dialog box appears.
Double-click the graph you want to change.
Make the required changes.
Choose .