Questions Regarding Automated Translation in SAP Enable Now

[apetriuusi]

Greetings,

We have been working on an SAP Enable Now implementation and are getting to the translation part of the process. We have several questions, and were also just wondering if anyone has any lessons learned/best practices to share.

1. We have discovered that a number of the steps in the simulations where the action text has been edited, despite best practices to leave this text as captured specifically for the automated translation process to work correctly.
   
   We would like to reset the "Manual Translation" setting for these steps, and were wondering if there is a way to "mass-change" all simulations in a folder to disable the "Manual Translation" option (which seems to revert the text to the default as captured).
   
2. Automated translation does not seem to translate job aids/hands-on guides (which makes sense from a technical perspective).
   
   Does anyone have any recommendations for how to handle these? Is it a manual process of deleting the documents and then recreating them in the translated project?
   
3. We have encountered challenges with translating Desktop Assistant content, due to the fact that Page Keys/Object values are not translated. We have received help from the SAP Support Team that recommended manually translating all page keys (or recapturing all simulations) or if not possible, neutralizing all Page Keys. The former is very tome consuming, and the latter still leaves issues with many Objects values, leading to broken Guided Tours (as they are unable to recognize the context).
   
   Does anyone have any best practices for translating Desktop Assistant content?

[DirkManuel]

Andrew:

(1) I don't think there is a way to disable it entirely, but you can change it for multiple macros at the same time within a simulation, but I think you'd need a script writing to change it for all simulations at the same time.

(2) It won't. Yes, you'll need to re-generate the documents from the translated project. But at least you can do that for all projects at the same time.

(3) I think the option Include Control Names would do that for you (thought that might only be available for Translation Hub - I'd have to check for regular localization. But unless you are also localizing the screens, that wouldn't make sense. If you do localize the screens (e.g. via re-record) that might take care of that for you - I believe it will recapture the object names at the same time (I could be wrong though...)

HTH, Dirk

[apetriuusi]

Thank you for the quick response, Dirk. Much appreciated.

1. Is there documentation for how to change the setting for multiple macros?
2. Thank you. Is there documentation for generating the job aid documents for all projects at the same time?
3. I do not believe that the "Include Control Names" option is available for the regular "automated translation" functionality... And the problem is that the DA doesn't know where the user is in the interface, so it doesn't really work at all. Re-recording would definitely be the best option, but that doubles the work effort (and kind of defeats the purpose of the automated translation :D). I definitely do understand regarding the screenshots, but we have set the expectation that screenshots are not translated. We just want the Guided Tour to be able to walk them through the steps in a different language SAP GUI.

[DirkManuel]

1. Changing multiple macros at the same time: Just select multiple macros of the same type (or that have the same property) and you can change the property for them all at once. Using menu option Edit > Select Macros by Type helps, here.
2. Generating documents for multiple projects at the same time: Just select the parent Group in the Producer Workarea, then use menu option Documentation > Generate Single Documents.
3. Sorry, I can't help you with that, then. I assume you're not using a translation service, just keeping the standard generated texts and having those translated? Looks like you'll have to do the hard work of changing the object names manually. Or just don't translate them...hey, it's a way of learning English 😉

[apetriuusi]

Dirk,

Thank you again.

One follow-up question/observation... With the "Select Macros By Type", unfortunately, if some of the screens were edited and others were not, the "Translate Manually" option changes to "<Different Values>" and we are unable to edit it en-masse.

This option is also only available within individual simulations, as you note, and would require scripting to apply broadly. 😞

Do you have any documentation/recommendations for getting started with such a script?

PS: You are correct, we are not using a translation service for the Desktop Assistant content. We are using the built-in "Automated Translation" functionality.

[DirkManuel]

Just select the dropdown to the left of the property name and you'll have the option to Determine Joint Values or Delete Values. Select either and then you'll be able to change them all en masse.

Creating a script is a significant amount of work; you'd need to involve SAP or a knowledgeable consultant. Talk to your CEE if you're really interested.

[apetriuusi]

Thanks again, Dirk. 🙂 That should work for now.

We will contact our CEE regarding the script; much appreciated.

Stay well!

[apetriuusi]

Hi Dirk,

Just a few follow-up questions from the team! Thanks again for your time/energy...

1. Is there a way to see all macros/content with the "Manually Translate" option selected?
2. Is there a way to prevent Instant Producer users from making changes to their recordings after they have been captured (such as removing the Content: Edit permission from their role - would this have the desired effect and what would the other implications be)? This is our biggest source of simulations with edited action text...

[DirkManuel]

Andrew:
(Sorry for the delayed response).

1. No, sorry. You can select macros by type and then deselect this option for them all at the same time, but again you would need to do this per simulation.
2. Not really. But once a simulation has been edited in Producer it is no longer possible to edit it in Instant Producer, if that helps. Can you set it up so it lets them record but not edit afterward? I don't know. I don't think taking away the Content: Edit permission would stop them being able to immediately edit after recording. It controls the ability to perform the Start Editing (and Finish Editing) action, but when they create a recording they are already 'in editing'. It would certainly stop them from being able to go back into it once it has been initially checked in to the server... If this is really a problem for you, you could look into using SAP Enable Now To Go. This is a really cut down recorder. It also includes the ability to edit, but I think you could probably customize it to remove the Edit links. It is a lot of extra effort to set this up though (and much more work on the back end for the people retrieving and using these recordings), so I wouldn't recommend it unless you absolutely have to.