Multi-Currency and Multi-Language

[Former Member]

Hello,

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

Rae

[Former Member]

Hello,

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

Rae

[aabhas_wilmar]

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

[Former Member]

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

[Former Member]

Thanks for answering my question.