topic Multi-Currency and Multi-Language in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Multi-Currency and Multi-Language

Former Member — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:13:41 GMT

Hello,

What issues does an ABAP developer need to be concerned about when programming objects that involve multiple currencies and multiple languages?

Rae

Re: Multi-Currency and Multi-Language

aabhas_wilmar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:51:49 GMT

Hi Rae,

Can't think of many but few that comes to my mind spontaneously are:

1. When reading data such as texts, make sure you pass language key.

2. Translate each and every text (in scripts, smartforms, data element labels, documentations etc to all the language, use the same logon language in which you want to maintain and test.

3. Currencies should not be much of a problem but if you have to make a lot of calculations, make sure you do them with dimensional consistency, for examply JPY doesn't have decimals!

I would like to watch this thread to learn more.

Thanks,

Aabhas

Re: Multi-Currency and Multi-Language

Former Member — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:43:12 GMT

the only thing what you need to look into is : currency key and language key

every table which has an currency field come with a currency key too like WAERS. while fetching you should fetch the key as well.

and for every table which language element, has a language key as SPRAS

Re: Multi-Currency and Multi-Language

Former Member — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:29:57 GMT

Thanks for answering my question.