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Incorrect Language picked for Material Description

Former Member
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Hello,

While creating an order from VA01, under the line items, we are entering a material which has a description maintained in two languages - Chinese and English. We choose the F4 help to get the list of languages. We are selecting English and clicking on ok. But the text appears in Chinese on the VA01 screen although we have selected English.

What could the problem be? We want the text to appear in English when we choose the English description.

Thanks and Regards,

Reena

Accepted Solutions (1)

Accepted Solutions (1)

Former Member
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Hi Reena,

Please check this and update

The system determines the language of the material description in VA01

in three steps (FV45PF0M_MAAPV_SELECT):

DA_SPRAS = KUAGV-SPRAS. <= comm. language of sold-to

IF DA_SPRAS = SPACE.

DA_SPRAS = TVKO_SADR-SPRAS. <= language of sales organization

ENDIF.

IF DA_SPRAS = SPACE.

DA_SPRAS = SY-LANGU. <= logon language

ENDIF.

So , you first take the sold-to party language and if a description

of the material exists in this language, you get the material

description in that language.

If no material description is maintained for the sold-to party lang.

the system will use the language of the sales organisation.

If no sales organisation language is maintained, the system will

lastly use the login language.

Regards,

Ramana

Former Member
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Hello Ramana,

Thank you for your reply.

This helped us a lot.

Thanks and Regards,

Reena

Answers (2)

Answers (2)

Former Member
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Hi,

This can be achieved by logging in to the respective languages.

If you have maintained Chinese, English description for the material, and if you want to have a Chinese description for the material in the sale order, please login by selecting Chinese language.

You will get the description in the Chinese.

thank you

Anirudh

Former Member
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Hi,

Go to MM02 tcode and then enter your material and then look for the Additional Data button at the top left corner and then give the Language option as English.

Regards

Former Member
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Hello,

In MM02, for this material, the description is maintained in the two languages.

Language Material Description

-


EN Description in Eng

ZH Description in Chinese

We do not want to delete the description in Chinese from the material master, since we want to allow the user to create orders with material description in CHinese if required. But at the same time, if the user wants to craete the order with material description in English, this should be possible too (for the same material).

Unfortunately, only the chinese description works. But when we choose English, we still get the description in CHinese.

Thanks in advance,

Reena