Workitem List Translation

[Mike Pokraka]

Oops, seems I was a bit wrong there (a complete muppet to be precise).
Yes, titles ARE in different languages! Duh, I knew that.

However the DATA in the titled seems fixed at create time - I've had
prolems with this in the past. So even if an attribute changes, it will
always stay the same in the WI text. Worse, the text is dynamic so you can
end up with conflicting info when the old value continues to show in the
title but the text reflects the new one. (No I don't think that's the way
it should be).

Interestingly enough, a foreign language text (i.e. not the one the WI was
created in) IS dynamic. Thus if I change the attribute data (invoice
value) and log off and back on in two languages I get:

English:
Title: FI Release level 01 for 1900000038 value 80,00
Text: The Vendor invoice 1900000038 for a value of 92,00 is to be released.

However the German subject reads:
Betragsfreigabe 1900000038 Wert 92,00

Go figure....
Cheers
Mike

wf03tg at optonline.net wrote:
> Kjetil and Mike,
>
> Thanks a lot for sharing your translation experience with me. As
> suggested, I have checked out the 'translate to logon language' check box
> on workflow setting - IT HELPED! The Workitem Titles  appear now in the
> agent's logon language, regardless whether they were created under French
> or English languages.
>
> However, the dynamic column data (based on object attribute defined on a
> fixed values table) still does not show up in French, as well as some
> column headers, even though the translation seems to be in place (for
> appropriate table entries at least). Not sure what I am missing here. I am
> going to debug the object type for those attributes ... but that might not
> explain why they are not translated to French, or calculated in French.
>
> Thanks again for much appreciated hints,
> Thad
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kjetil Kilhavn <KJETILK at statoil.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 4:07 am
> Subject: RE: Workitem List Translation
>
>> Have you tried setting the workflow option for displaying work
>> item texts in the logon language?
>> --
>> Kjetil Kilhavn, Statoil &#1542;T KTJ ITS BKS SAP Basis
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu
>> > [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Pokraka
>> > Sent: 16. november 2005 07:19
>> > To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
>> > Subject: Re: Workitem List Translation
>> > Importance: High
>> >
>> > Hi Thad,
>> > Sorry to say, but the work item description is dynamic, but
>> > the text is not - it's generated at work item creation in the
>> > language of the user who creates the item.
>> > Particularly annoying when you have advance with dialog and a
>> > Spanish user completes one item & the system creates the next
>> > item under his logon/language but the next agent is French -
>> > they then get a Spanish title in their inbox (but French
>> > text). If you anticipate that then you may need a dummy
>> > background step in between to force it into English
>> > (WF-BATCH's language).
>> > Cheers
>> > Mike
>> >
>> > wf03tg at optonline.net wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hello All:
>> > >
>> > > I have a following translation issue on release 4.6c (English
>> to
>> > > French
>> > > translation):
>> > >
>> > > When workitems are created in French (logon language 'FR')
>> > they look
>> > > all French on the workitem list in the SAP Inbox ( I am
>> > talking about
>> > > the list of WIs per a task).
>> > >
>> > > However, when work items were created in English, then texts,
>> like
>> > > workitem title or other data provided by dynamic columns, do
>> not
>> > > appear in French, even though an agent for those tasks
>> > logged on in French.
>> > >
>> > > Translation inside such workitem is good. During the
>> > execution of the
>> > > workitem all texts, literal, and so on, appear to be in
>> French. )
>> > >
>> > > Your response to my issue would be much appreciated.
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Thad Gorbal
>> > > 1(203) 912-9753
>>
>>
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