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Prerequisites

  • You are defined as a coordinator for all languages **** in transaction LXE_MASTER .
  • Your translator profile must include the authorization object OTTM with the value 01.

Context

For more information about object type templates, see Object Type Templates.

Procedure

  1. Call transaction LXE_MASTER.
  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Define Object Type Templates End of the navigation path.
    The Object Type Templates dialog box appears.
  3. Choose Create new IDCreate new ID.
    The number 1 (or the next available number) appears in the ID field, followed by the description <Template 01>.
  4. Overwrite <Template 01> with a meaningful description of the object type template you are about to create.
  5. Choose Edit templateEdit template.
    The Object Type Template: <ID> <Description> (Object Groups) dialog box appears. The individual object types are grouped together under their respective object groups, which appear in order of translation priority.
  6. Select the object types that you want to include in the object type template. You can select individual object types, or entire object groups. To do so, double-click the object type or object group . If you want to include all object types in the template, select the top node Object Type Template: <ID> <Description> (Object Groups). If you want to define the absolute minimum scope for translation, select object groups A5 User Interface Texts and A6 Table Entries only.
  7. Choose ExecuteExecute.

    The object types you just selected are added to the template. You return to the Object Type Templates dialog box. The number of selected object types appears in the Number field.

  8. Choose Save descriptionsSave descriptions

    This saves the description of your object type template.

  9. After you have finished creating object type templates, choose CancelCancel to return to the initial screen of transaction LXE_MASTER.

Results

You have created object type templates, which you can now use to activate object types for target languages.