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Use

Transaction SLPP enables you to search for and display proposals that already exist in the proposal pool for a particular source text, so that you can make sure your translations of field names and menu options (for example) are correct when you are translating long texts. Transaction SLPP enables you to maintain the proposal pool in the same way as when you access it from the short text editor. For example, you can change proposals in order to correct terminology in a translation project.

You can search for proposal pool entries in accordance with the following criteria:

Exact Text Searches

  • Source text

  • Target text

  • Source text and target text

  • Full texts for abbreviations

  • Abbreviations for full texts

Note

If you only use the source text to find proposals, the system displays the proposal pool in display mode. If you want to change or create proposals, you must enter the target text in the initial screen of transaction SLPP.

Generic Text Searches

  • Source text, for example:

    • Buchung*

    • *uchung

    • *uchung*

    • Buchung+kreis

    • L+

    • L++

  • Full texts for abbreviations

  • Abbreviations for full texts

Caution

Generic searches are very resource-intensive and cancel automatically if they take longer than 180 seconds to find entries that satisfy the search criteria. To increase or decrease the maximum duration of your generic searches, in transaction SLPP choose Start of the navigation path Proposal Pool Next navigation step Settings Next navigation step Maximum Duration of Search End of the navigation path and change the Temporary Setting . The default value in the Temporary Settings box is copied from the Global Settings group box. When you exit transaction SLPP, the temporary setting is reset to the global value.

Prerequisites

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".

Procedure

Exact Search for a Proposal Pool Entry Using the Source Text

To access proposals for a specific source text using an exact search, proceed as follows:

  1. Enter the source text in the Text field in the Source group box.

  2. Choose Find PP Entry.

  3. If an entry exists in the system for the source text, the Display/Edit Proposals screen appears.

    To edit one of the proposals, proceed as follows:

    1. Double-click the proposal to select it.

      The initial screen of transaction SLPP appears. The proposal that you double-clicked is now displayed in the text field in the Target group box next to the Exact Search icon.

    2. Choose Find PP Entry.

      You return to the proposal pool screen. The selected proposal is highlighted at the top of the proposal pool.

    If you want to create a different proposal for this source text that does not exist yet in the proposal pool, proceed as follows:

    1. To return to the initial screen of transaction SLPP, choose Back .

    2. Enter the proposal in the text field in the Target group box, and choose Find PP Entry.

      You return to the proposal pool screen. The selected proposal is highlighted at the top of the proposal pool.

      You can now create the proposal in the proposal pool. For more information, see Creating Proposals in the Proposal Pool .

      Note

      If you want to search for a proposal pool entry for a specific source text that contains an asterisk or plus sign, proceed as follows:

      1. Enter the exact search string.

      2. Click the Generic Search icon to change it to the Exact Search icon (or press Ctrl+F6).

      3. Choose Find PP Entry.

Exact Search for a Proposal Pool Entry Using the Target Text

To access source texts for a specific proposal using an exact search, proceed as follows:

  1. Enter the proposal in the Text field in the Target group box.

  2. Choose Find PP Entry.

  3. A dialog box appears listing all of the source texts for which the proposal has been created. Double-click the source text whose proposal pool entry you want to display.

  4. The initial screen of transaction SLPP appears. The selected source text is displayed in the text field in the Source group box next to the Exact Search icon.

  5. Choose Find PP Entry.

    You return to the proposal pool screen. The selected proposal is highlighted at the top of the proposal pool.

Generic Search for a Proposal Pool Entry Using the Source Text

To access proposals for a specific source text using a generic search, proceed as follows:

  1. Enter the source text in the Text field in the Source group box. You have the following two options for a generic search:

    • Insert an asterisk (*) in the search string. This asterisk is then replaced during the search by any number of characters.

    • Insert a plus sign (+) in the search string. The plus sign can only be replaced by a single character during the search.

  2. Choose Find PP Entry.

  3. A dialog box appears listing all of the source texts for which the proposal has been created. Double-click the source text whose proposal pool entry you want to display.

  4. The initial screen of transaction SLPP appears. The selected source text is displayed in the text field in the Source group box next to the Exact Search icon.

  5. Choose Find PP Entry.

    You return to the proposal pool screen. The selected proposal is highlighted at the top of the proposal pool.

Note

It is possible to perform a generic search for source text plus (+). However, it is not possible to perform a generic search for source text asterisk (*).

Result

The system displays the proposal pool entry that satisfies your selection criteria. You can edit or delete the displayed proposal, or create new proposals.

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