Adobe Form Translation into multilangugae

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

I would like to know what is best approach to translate my Adobe Form into multi Language For Example If I have a Form in EN language then for a particular region/country I need to print in their language(eg. French/German etc.)

-Rick

[varun_vadnala3 · Accepted solution]

Hello Ricky,

The following are the ways for translation of a original form (EN) to many other languages.

1.Translation available at the form level in SFP txn of the adobe forms.Menu-->Goto-->Translation.

2.Using Standard Texts (SO10)

3.Using Text Modules.(Smartforms)

The best way and easy maintainence in future, I suggest you to go for Textmodules.

These text modules can be created in the original language "EN" and can be converted in to differenet languages using txn SE63 using target language.

This way when you pass the the texmodule and the login language to the fileds of Text created in the Context node i.e.

Text Name -- 'ABC' (Name of the Text module created)

Textlanguage -- Langu. (This langu is the variable which is passed either from interface or from print pgm as import parameter where langu = sy-langu).

Now as you have converted all the text modules in the required languages,when you run the form in that particular login you get the necessary out in that particular language.

As per me this is the best and easiest way to proceed.

The second approach you can opt for is the standard text.(S010).But the probelm here is we need to be careful of insert the standard text in the Transport Request as the creation of standard text explicitly does not ask for TR.This is the only difference apart from that this is equivalent to textmodules.

The last option Translation at form level is not recomended as this needs the form to be developed statically.And when you have a requirement of translating the forms in multiple languages the form takes the changes fine for the first initial time.But when the changes are requested at later point of time to the translated text,we face issues with New text not getting reflected in the latest generated form(Not immediately).

Looking at all the available options,I suggest you to go for textmodules.

Please award if useful.

Thanks,

Varun

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Varun,

Its very helpful to me and I believe I have an answer for my query now.

[former_member971114 · Accepted solution]

I had to translate the form as well,

In my case i tried the option of make the translation at form level and I found the issue of the text not getting reflected immediately. So I have made few tests to check if it had something to do with sap buffers or so, but the modifications just get reflected when i manually change something at layout level (any modification that tells the form that has been modify and it should activate).

Hope it helps

[Former Member]

i think you have one thread here which discusses the same

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1495607