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Constants Strings without text elements are not translated

yasu_1096 — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:21:32 GMT

Hi All can anybody helpme out from that how resolve these 15 errors as 0?

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Re: Constants Strings without text elements are not translated

RaymondGiuseppi — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:42:36 GMT

Basically if a text string is to be translated, define it as text symbol

(Obsolete and Dirty way, use #EC NOTEXT)

Re: Constants Strings without text elements are not translated

Dominik_Tylczynski — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:21:04 GMT

Indeed pseudo comments are obsolete https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_750_index_htm/7.50/en-US/abenpseudo_comment_slin.htm

However pragmas like ##no_text are not https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_750_index_htm/7.50/en-US/abenpragma.htm

So I would suggest to

either introduce text symbols if string fields should be translatable
or use ##no_text pragma if they really should not be translated.

I don't find ##no_test pragma a dirty trick if it is used as intended.

Re: Constants Strings without text elements are not translated

RaymondGiuseppi — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:17:09 GMT

For latest version of documentation on Pragmas, but as stated in my initial response, define language-dependent texts as text symbols.

Re: Constants Strings without text elements are not translated

Sandra_Rossi — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:01:16 GMT

Better embed your other screenshot, i.e.

Re: Constants Strings without text elements are not translated

Sandra_Rossi — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:15:49 GMT

Nitpicking about the words (comment targeted to yasu_1096😞 agreed to use a text symbol "if a text string is to be translated", but also to use one if it's not to be translated but is a word or sentence in the "program source language", e.g. "Finished" is a word in the English language so text symbol is required, but the job status "R" (technical code for released) or "SAP" (company name) are not to be translated so no text symbols.