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Prerequisites

  • You are defined as a coordinator for all languages **** in transaction Translation Administration (LXE_MASTER).

  • Your translator profile has authorization object OBJL with the value 01 and authorization object WRKL with the value 01.

  • If you want to create an object list on the basis of a single transport request or piece list, you must create a transport request or piece list and fill it with all the objects that you want to translate. If you want to create an object list on the basis of several existing transport requests, make sure you know exactly which transport requests contain the objects that you want to translate.

  • You have set up the translation environment for all the target languages for which you want to run the evaluation.

  • If you want to run an evaluation with automatic distribution, you must define distribution parameters for each required target language.

  • The collections to be included in the evaluation must be assigned to translation graphs. If you want to run an evaluation with automatic distribution, the collections to be included in the evaluation must be assigned to translation graphs whose translation directions (that is, combinations of original, source, and target languages) must have status D (active with distribution).

Context

The Create Object List and Create Evaluation functions on the Evaluations tab in transaction LXE_MASTER enable you to:

This is a two-step procedure. In the first step, you create an object list. In the second step, you create an evaluation on the basis of the object list that you created in the first step. You cannot use these functions on the Evaluations tab in LXE_MASTER to schedule an object list or evaluation to be created periodically, such as once a week.

As an alternative to creating an object list or evaluation on the Evaluations tab in LXE_MASTER, you can use report RS_LXE_EVALUATION_SCHEDULE to do the following:

  • Create an object list and evaluation via a single interface

  • Schedule an object list and evaluation to be created periodically, such as once a week

Procedure

  1. In transaction LXE_MASTER, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Schedule Evaluation End of the navigation path or choose F5.

    The Schedule Translation Evaluation screen appears.

  2. Enter your selection criteria as follows:

    Mail on Error

    Select this checkbox if you want the system to send an e-mail if the evaluation terminates.

    To use this function, you must:

    1. Enable external sending in the SAP system.

    2. Choose Maintain Mail Addresses in the application toolbar to maintain table LXE_MAIL, where you enter the following:

      • USAGE_KEY: WL_ERROR

      • ADDRESS: mail address of the recipient

      • ADDRESS_TYPE: U (for Internet address)

      • CH_USER: enter your user name

      • CH_DATE: enter today's date

    Mail on Completion

    Select this checkbox if you want the system to send an e-mail when the evaluation has finished.

    The prerequisites for using this function are the same as for Mail on Error, except that you must enter WL_DONE in the USAGE_KEY field in table LXE_MAIL.

    Clean Up Graph Assignments

    If the system contains deleted collections that are assigned to translation graphs, these assignments are deleted if you select this checkbox.

    You are advised to select this checkbox.

    Clean Up User Assignments

    If the system contains deleted collections that are assigned to translators, these assignments are deleted if you select this checkbox.

    You are advised to select this checkbox.

    Create Object List

    If you want to create a new object list for the evaluation, select this checkbox.

    If you do not want to create a new object list for the evaluation, do the following:

    • Deselect this checkbox.

    • Do not maintain any of the other parameters in the Object List group box.

    • Make sure you specify one or more fixed object lists in the Worklist group box, as explained below.

    Refresh Terminology Domains

    To refresh the domains, select this checkbox.

    Description

    Enter a description of the object list in the Description field. Enter as meaningful a description as possible to help you recognize the object list again later.

    The text you enter here will appear in the Object Lists dialog box, which you access on the Evaluations tab in transaction LXE_MASTER by choosing Object Lists.

    Object Types

    If you intend to use the Translation Areas, Collections from Graphs, or Fixed Collections option to create the object list, then you must specify the object types to be included in the object list:

    • To include specific object types in the object list, choose Select. In the Object Type Selection (Groups) dialog box, select the required object types.

    • To include all object types that currently exist, choose Select All.

    • To include all object types that exist whenever the object list is created, choose Select All at Runtime.

    • To include all ABAP object types in the object list, choose Select All ABAP Types.

    • To include all object types in the object list that have been defined as translation-relevant in transaction LXE_MASTER, choose Select All Assigned Types.

    Translation Areas

    If you want the object list to contain objects from every single ABAP package in the system, choose Select and select translation area 999999. If you schedule the evaluation to run periodically, the current total of ABAP packages is always taken into account.

    For example, you specify translation area 999999 on Tuesday January 15, and schedule the evaluation to take place every Tuesday. On January 15, 4580 ABAP packages exist in the system, and objects in all of these packages are included in the object list. Three days later, developers create three new ABAP packages. On January 22, when the next scheduled evaluation takes place, objects in all 4583 ABAP packages are included in the object list.

    Collections from Graphs

    • If you want the object list to contain objects from collections in specific graphs, choose Select and select the required graphs.

    • If you want the object list to contain objects from collections in all graphs that currently exist, choose Select All.
    • If you want the object list to contain objects from collections in all graphs that exist whenever the object list is created, choose Select All at Runtime.

    If you schedule the evaluation to run periodically, the current contents of the graphs you specify here are always taken into account.

    For example, you specify graph 001 Custom Development on Tuesday January 15, and schedule the evaluation to take place every Tuesday. On January 15, 25 collections are assigned to graph 001 and the objects in these collections are included in the object list. Three days later, a translation coordinator assigns 7 more collections to graph 001. On January 22, when the next scheduled evaluation takes place, 32 collections are assigned to graph 001 and the objects in these collections are included in the object list.

    Fixed Collections

    If you want the object list to contain objects from specific collections, choose Select and select the required collections in the Collections dialog box. This selection never changes.

    Transports

    If you want the object list to contain objects from one or more transport requests (or piece lists), choose Select and maintain the fields in the Transports/Piece Lists dialog box as follows:

    1. In the Request field, enter some (or all) of the name of the transport request that you want to use to create the object list. For example, you could enter ABCK900100 or ABCK*.

    2. In the Type field, use the input help to enter a request type. For example, you could enter K (workbench request) or W (customizing request) or * (all request types.)

    3. In the Status field, use the input help to enter a request status. For example, you could enter R (released) or * (all statuses.)

    4. If you made a generic entry in the Request field, such as ABCK*, you can use the Start Date, Start Time, End Date, and End Time fields to include objects from requests in a specified period.

    Alternatively, if you have a list of transport requests or piece lists that you want to use as the basis for the object list, copy their names to your clipboard and choose Import from Clipboard.

    Description

    Enter as meaningful a description of the evaluation as possible in the Description field.

    The text you enter here will appear in the Evaluations dialog box, which you access on the Evaluations tab in transaction LXE_MASTER by choosing Evaluations.

    Worklist Number

    Use the input help to select an existing worklist number.

    Alternatively, you can enter a new worklist number. In this case, the text that you entered in the Description field (above) becomes the description of the evaluation and the worklist. If you want to change the description of the worklist itself, choose Worklists on the Evaluations tab in transaction LXE_MASTER and change the existing description.

    Fixed Object Lists

    If you want to create the evaluation on the basis of an object list that will be created in accordance with your settings in the Object List group box, you do not need to specify it in the Worklist group box. Simply select the Create Object List checkbox and maintain the various parameters in the Object List group box, as described above. When the report runs, the object list is created and then automatically used as the basis for the subsequent evaluation.

    If you want to create the evaluation on the basis of one or more object lists that already exist, choose Select and select the object lists that you require.

    Note that you can schedule an evaluation on the basis of the following:

    • An object list created in accordance with your settings in the Object List group box only.

    • One or more fixed object lists only.

    • A combination of an object list created in accordance with your settings in the Object List group box, and on the basis of one or more fixed object lists.

    Object Types

    You must specify the object types to be included in the evaluation.

    • To include specific object types in the evaluation, choose Select. In the Object Type Selection (Groups) dialog box, select the required object types.

    • To include all object types that currently exist, choose Select All.

    • To include all object types that exist whenever the evaluation takes place, choose Select All at Runtime.

    • To include all ABAP object types in the evaluation, choose Select All ABAP Types.

    • To include all object types in the evaluation that have been defined as translation-relevant in transaction LXE_MASTER, choose Select All Assigned Types.

    Languages

    You must specify the target languages to be included in the evaluation.

    • To include specific target languages in the evaluation, choose Select. In the Choose Target Language dialog box, select the required target languages.

    • To include all target languages that currently exist, choose Select All.

    • To include all languages that exist whenever the evaluation takes place, choose Select All at Runtime.

    Graphs

    You must specify the translation graphs to be included in the evaluation.

    • To include specific graphs in the evaluation, choose Select. In the Select Graph dialog box, select the required graphs.

    • To include all graphs that currently exist, choose Select All.

    • To include all graphs that exist whenever the evaluation takes place, choose Select All at Runtime.

    Create Statistics

    If you want the system to refresh the statistics immediately after the end of the evaluation, select this checkbox.

    Automatic Distribution

    If you want automatic distribution to take place during the evaluation, select this checkbox.

    Replace Existing Worklist

    If you want to replace the contents of an existing worklist, select this checkbox.

    • If you set this parameter before starting an evaluation to update the contents of an existing worklist, the evaluation replaces the entire contents of the existing worklist with the objects in the object list selected for this evaluation. If developers have deleted objects or if you have locked objects for translation since the last evaluation, you must set this parameter to remove them from the worklist and statistics.

    • If you do not select this parameter, the evaluation simply adds more objects to those objects that are already in the worklist.

    Preliminary Statistics

    If you want the system to refresh the statistics immediately before the start of the evaluation, select this checkbox.

    Parallel Language Jobs

    This field enables you to determine the number of background language jobs that your evaluation may use in parallel. The value that you enter here depends on the number of background processes that are available in the system. If in doubt, use the default value 3, which means that no more than 3 background language jobs will run at any given time.

    Parallelization Factor

    This field determines how the system executes parallelization for a target language with an increasing number of objects. You can enter a value between 0 and 9.

    • 0 means that no parallelization takes place.

    • 1 - 4 means that parallelization is triggered by a smaller number of objects.

    • 5 is the equivalent of the logic used during a standard evaluation.

    • 6 - 9 means that parallelization is triggered by a larger number of objects.

    You are advised to use the default value 5.

    Activate RFC Copy

    For information on this function, see Copying Texts and Translation Data by RFC.

    RFC Destination

    See above.

    Exclude Languages

    See above.
  3. Schedule the job to run in the background.

    If you want the system to execute the report on a regular basis, such as once a week, select the Periodic Job checkbox in the Start Time dialog box and choose Period Values to determine how frequently the job runs.

Results

The system executes the report in accordance with your parameters.

If you selected the Create Object List checkbox, see the Result section of Creating Object Lists for more information.

For more information on the results of an evaluation, see the Result section of Creating Evaluations.