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Prerequisites

You have logged on in the language in which you want to display the texts.

Context

You can display the texts contained in certain short text object types the same way that the end user will see them.

You can preview short text objects before you start translating them, to put the texts you are about to translate into context, or you can do this after translation to check that you have translated the texts correctly.

You can preview texts belonging to the following object types:

  • Screen Painter texts (SRT1, SRT2, SRT3, SRT4, SRT8)

  • Interface texts (CA1 to CA5)

  • Hierarchy node texts (SHI3)

Procedure

  1. In the short text editor, call up the object you want to preview.
  2. In the application toolbar, choose Preview Display Preview or Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Preview End of the navigation path.
    • If you want to preview Screen Painter texts, the system displays the texts immediately on the screen.
    • If you want to preview interface texts, and if there are several statuses for these texts, the system displays a dialog box listing all of the statuses for you to choose from
    • Hierarchy node texts are also displayed immediately on the screen.
  3. To return to the short text editor, choose Back.

Results

The screen is displayed. You can now see how the user will see your target texts, and ensure that your translations are not too long for the space available for them. Previews of Screen Painter texts include all of the data elements that are also displayed on the screen. You could therefore see more texts than contained in your object.

If you try to preview a short text object after translating it but nothing is displayed, check that you have saved your translations in the short text editor. If you still cannot preview the screen, ask your system administrator to delete the language load in accordance with SAP Note 110910 Information published on SAP site.