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Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:30:50 GMT

Hi everyone. I have a problem

I have created a select-option for a standard data element IWERK. In selection texts i have marked it as "take from dictionary". It works ok. But when I log in in german it is displayed as IWERK even though in selection text tab it has a german translation.

I thought if i take data element name from data dictionary, it should be translated normaly... Any ideas?

Re: Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:40:51 GMT

Have you manually maintained any Translations .

in selectiontexts .,.,click the item u want the translation,..,thn

GOTO->Translation -> Maintain translation in German Language and u will get that in your screen while loging in German language.

I doubt if Text elements are a option 2 use,.,.

U can get all the translations based on the dataelement in DD04t table.,.,try geting the translations from there and Try maintaining the translation and save.,.it will work

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Debasish Das

Re: Selection text translation problem

JozsefSzikszai — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:42:35 GMT

hi Jurijs,

it should take from dictionary, but it does not, you have to translate manually in each single case.

Re: Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:44:36 GMT

SE38 Menu bar Goto>Text elements.sel texts.

press CtrlshiftF7 and check for any errors.

Re: Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:50:43 GMT

Hi Jurijs,

You need to handle the selection texts for German separately.

Please fallow below procedure to do that.

Go to se38 and enter your program name click on change button.

From main menu select Goto~~->text elements~~->selection texts (here you will get the selection text screen)

Again From main menu select Goto--->translation

Enter:

Original language EN English

Target language DE German

Press enter.

In next screen you have to enter the German text.

That will automatically consider when you login in German language.

If you need any information mail me.

Re: Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:42:07 GMT

I just fixed a similar problem without using manual translation. The program title text wasn't translated. When I translated it, my selection screen translations finally came from the dictionary correctly.

Re: Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:42:50 GMT

HI Erik,

It would be very useful to know how you did this. Please could you provide some more detail on how you got the DDic descriptions for the Selection Screen.

Thanks,

Tony.

Re: Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:55:32 GMT

I checked the box to take the translation from DDIC. That's all I did. The reason it didn't work at first for me was because the text for the program's title wasn't translated. This is translated if you go to

SE38 for your program -> Texts -> Translate

Please make sure you don't have anything in red for DE and it should work. If not, at least then your program will be fully translated.

Re: Selection text translation problem

Saha_Arpan — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:36:50 GMT

Although this is a pretty old post, I am posting since this is the first link in Google - hope this helps future ABAPers.

The trick is that when you are making the translations - make the source language as original language and maintain desired target language. On doing this, you will find that the field needing translation will come as a '.' - just maintain any random text over there and press 'Save'.

You will find that the text that you maintained will automatically disappear and take the data element description in target language.

Cheers!!!

Re: Selection text translation problem

Former Member — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:07:28 GMT

Go to " GOTO ==> Text ELEMENTS ==> Selection TEXT" OR You can use transaction SE32 and choose "Selection Texts"