Text Translation
Use this function, for a given language (different from the entry language of translatable elements), in order to translate texts by differentiation.
The data that can be translated are the following:
- the price list columns,
- the invoicing elements,
- the product descriptions,
- the units,
- the packaging,
- the delivery methods,
- the payment conditions,
- the customer/supplier/product statistical groups,
- the miscellaneous tables.
This function is used for printing reports.Most reports can be printed in the language of the Business Partner to which they are addressed.
Example:
On an order form addressed to an American customer, the product descriptions and the charges and discounts can be displayed in American English (even if the document is printed from a workstation logged in French).
Prerequisite
Refer to documentation Implementation
Screen management
The translation is made on a single screen.
The selection criteria are used to refine the selection of texts to translate.
This option is used to translate by differentiation of the text file ATEXTRA.
Entry screen
Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Block number 1
| This code is controlled in the language table and defines the default language used for translation. It is advisable to select a default language for the company. |
| Define the language in which a text is expressed. |
| No help linked to this field. |
| Vous pouvez utiliser les caractères * et ? pour restreindre ou étendre votre recherche des textes à traduire. |
| Ce champ affiche la langue d'origine du texte. |
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| This field is used to identify the text to be translated thanks to the field code and the keys. |
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Close
Menu Bar
Click Text update to delete all disabled texts for all languages. |
Click Number of elements to check that all the texts to translate are present in the table. |
Error messages
In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :
Language XXX: Incorrect value
The selected language cannot be translated.
Language XXX: Record does not exist
The code entered does not exist in the table. You need to use the Selection function to search for an existing code; or the Jump to function to directly access the program dedicated to the codes.