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Prerequisites

See the list of prerequisites in Exporting Translation Data.

Context

  • If you export proposals via an object list, then the resulting proposal pool file only contains proposals that give translated status to lines in short text objects in the selected object list.
    Example

    Data element MLNDK is included in object list 14, which you use to export the German to English proposal pool. Data element MLNDK includes the German source text Vorgang, which has been translated as Transaction. The translation status of this short text line is translated, because the English translation Transaction matches the system standard Transaction in the German to English proposal pool. The German to English proposal pool contains two more system standards – Procedure and Activity – for the same German source text Vorgang. The report exports the proposal Transaction, but does not export Procedure or Activity, because these proposals do not give translated status to any lines in any short text objects in object list 14.

  • You cannot export deleted proposals via an object list, because a deleted proposal cannot give translated status to a short text line.
  • If you export fingerprints via an object list, then the resulting fingerprint file only contains fingerprints that give translated status to SE61 long text objects, FORMs, and STYLs in the selected object list.

Procedure

  1. Call transaction LXE_MASTER and choose Start of the navigation path Transport Next navigation step Translation Data Next navigation step Export End of the navigation path.
    The Export Translation Data screen appears.
  2. In the Directory field, enter the name of the directory to which you want to export the translation data.
  3. Enter the language keys in the Target Languages field of the target language(s) for which you want to export translation data. You can use the input help to specify one target language, or you can select one of the following pushbuttons:
    • Multiple Selection allows you to enter several language keys.
    • Insert from Graphs inserts all of the target languages that have been defined in the translation graphs.
    • Translation Languages inserts all of the target languages that have been defined on the Languages tab in transaction LXE_MASTER.
  4. Select the Object List Export checkbox.

    This deactivates all of the export options that cannot be used when translation data is exported via an object list.

  5. Use the input help for the Object List field to select the object list that you want to use as the basis for this export.

    It is not possible to select more than one object list. If you want to use the objects in multiple object lists as the basis for the export, you need to merge them first.

  6. In the field Description (Optional), you are advised to enter a meaningful description for your translation data exports so that you can easily recognize them later in table LXE_LOG_DATA_TRP.
  7. In the Data Selection group box, use the checkboxes to specify whether you want to export proposal pools, fingerprints, or both.

    If you include proposal pools in your export, the following checkboxes are relevant to you in the Proposal Pool Options group box:

    • The Old Language Keys checkbox must be selected if the target system for this proposal pool export runs on Basis Release 6.20 SP25 (or higher), or Basis Release 6.40. If the target system for this proposal pool export runs on Basis Release 7.00 or higher, do not select this checkbox.

    • The Add Best Proposal checkbox ensures that, in addition to exporting the proposals used to give translated status to the source texts in the objects in the object list, you also export the best proposals in cases where a proposal other than the best proposal is used to give translated status to the source text.

  8. Schedule the job to run in the background by choosing Start of the navigation path Program Next navigation step Execute in Background End of the navigation path.

Results

The system creates export files containing the proposals and/or fingerprints that satisfy the criteria you specified. Proposals and fingerprints are stored in separate files. The file names are generated automatically and look like this:

  • P_deDE_enUS.ABC contains proposals for source language German and target language English that were exported from system <ABC>.
  • FIPR_deDE.ABC contains fingerprints for target language German from source system <ABC>.

You can view your translation data exports in table LXE_LOG_DATA_TRP.

Next Steps

Importing Translation Data
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