WF translations

[Florin Wach]

Hello Akshay,

as far as I know -- and please may anyone give corrections here -- the translation of workitem-texts is the following:

- Every workflow gets /one/ creation-language.
- Work item's header texts are persistently stored/copied upon work item creation in this language into SWWWIHEAD table
- If the checkbox "Display work item texts in logon language" is /not/ set, this text of the workflow-language will be displayed and not re-evaluated, even if you change the work item text (definition)
- If you set the checkbox "Display work item texts in logon language" and logon in a different language then the workflow's language, the system will create the text with the currently newest text definition of the work item as found in TS.....

So, depending on the language that you start the workflow, and on the logon language, the new translations will be immediatly used or not.

I have also experienced, that it may take a few minutes until new translations appear in a system, /even / if you used transaction SWU_OBUF.

Best wishes,
   Florin



-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:38:13 +0530
> Von: akshay.bhagwat at wipro.com
> An: sap-wug at mit.edu
> Betreff: WF translations

> Hi all,
>  
> We have done the translation for workflow related texts in German
> language and moved to test system.
> Now my doubt is if there are existing work items in test system ( before
> the translations related changes have been moved) , do these old work
> items will reflect the translation related changes ? 
> Or it is like these translations will be applicable for newly started
> workflows after the translations are moved in test system?
>  
>   
> 
> Thanks and Regards, 
> 
> Akshay Bhagwat
> 
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