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Contents

Chapter 1

Introduction to the translation management tool....................................................................7 Introduction to the translation management tool.......................................................................7 Which resources can you translate?.........................................................................................8 About translating Interactive Analysis reports...........................................................................8 About translating universes from the universe design tool........................................................9 About translating universes from the information design tool..................................................10 Terminology used in the translation management tool............................................................10 About authentication and security..........................................................................................12 Getting started with the tool.................................................................................................15 To logon ................................................................................................................................15 To change your login password..............................................................................................15 About the translation management tool window.....................................................................16 About the Translation Editor view...........................................................................................17 About the Language Management view..................................................................................17 About the Text Editor view.....................................................................................................18 About the Filter view..............................................................................................................19 About the Cell Properties view...............................................................................................19 About the Help view...............................................................................................................20 Customizing the translation management tool window...........................................................20 Setting preferences................................................................................................................21 To set the product language...................................................................................................21 To set default folder locations................................................................................................22 To set the locale to add automatically.....................................................................................22 To set frequently used languages...........................................................................................22 To set Auto-fill options...........................................................................................................23 To set sample data for formats...............................................................................................23 Translation workflows...........................................................................................................25 About translation workflows...................................................................................................25 How translated locales are managed......................................................................................25 About security and translation rights......................................................................................26

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About concurrent translation .................................................................................................27 About translating a resource from the CMS repository..........................................................28 To import content to translate from a resource in the CMS repository...................................28 About exporting the translations to the source resource in the CMS repository ....................29 About translating a local resource..........................................................................................29 To import content to translate from a local resource..............................................................30 To export translations to the locally stored resource..............................................................30 About the TMGR format.........................................................................................................30 Translating documents..........................................................................................................33 To add and remove languages in your document....................................................................33 To set the fallback language...................................................................................................33 To translate strings in the Translation Editor...........................................................................34 To translate strings in the Text Editor.....................................................................................35 To sort strings in the Translation Editor..................................................................................35 To search and replace strings in the Translation Editor...........................................................35 Setting Formats.....................................................................................................................37 To set default formats in the Translation Editor.......................................................................37 About the Format Editor.........................................................................................................37 To start the Format Editor......................................................................................................38 To start the Custom Format Editor.........................................................................................39 To create a custom format.....................................................................................................39 To delete a custom format.....................................................................................................40 Managing status....................................................................................................................43 Translation status...................................................................................................................43 About metadata translation history ........................................................................................45 To filter the List view by status...............................................................................................45 To change cell properties.......................................................................................................46 To change cell status.............................................................................................................46 Using XLIFF to exchange document translations..................................................................47 About XLIFF files....................................................................................................................47 Exporting and Importing XLIFF files.........................................................................................48 To export to XLIFF - select source..........................................................................................48 To export to XLIFF - select target...........................................................................................49 To import from XLIFF files......................................................................................................49

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Reference..............................................................................................................................51 List of locales and their dominant locales...............................................................................51 Number format tokens...........................................................................................................56 Date and time format tokens..................................................................................................58 Types of InfoObject supported by the translation management tool........................................62 More Information...................................................................................................................65 67

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Introduction to the translation management tool

1.1 Introduction to the translation management tool

The translation management tool provides a framework to support the localization requirements for international deployments of BusinessObjects Enterprise. Users can work in their respective languages with the following types of documents: Resources stored locally or in the repository: Interactive Analysis document, universe design tool universe (.unv). Resources stored locally or in the Shared Projects folder (in the repository): the Business Layer and Data Foundation for universes generated by the information design tool. Resources stored only in the repository: dashboards created by Dashboard Design and workspaces created by BI workspace, Crystal Reports documents, and most InfoObjects. For a multilingual audience, a universe or report designer can create one document and translate it in multiple languages with the translation management tool instead of creating a universe or document in each language. The translations are saved in the universe and report documents, and displayed in the reader's language at reporting time. For importing from the repository the content to translate, the tool uses the Translation Server to communicate with the other modules. Refer to the Administration Guide for more information about the translation server. Content that is imported is stored locally in the TMGR format. The TMGR format file is also used to manage the exchanges between the translation management tool and the translation server. Features of the tool include: Ability to translate metadata in most SAP BusinessObjects resources: universes, Interactive Analysis reports and Crystal Reports documents... An interface designed for in-house translations. A format editor to easily define custom date, time, and number formats. Ability to manage approximately 130 locales. Enterprise deployment, with full integration with SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise including support for all Central Management Server (CMS) authentication modes and a standalone mode. Mid Market (Small-scale) or Local deployment with no repository. Collaboration with external translators using XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) files. This format is used by professional translators and is compatible with many translation tools. Ability to perform concurrent and offline translation.

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Support of the translation status throughout the translation process.

Note: The translation management tool runs on Windows platforms, though it can connect to Central Management Server running on other platforms. The XLIFF standard used in this tool is not compatible with previous versions of the translation management tool. In particular, it is not possible to read XLIFF files generated by previous versions of Translation Manager.

Related Topics About translating Interactive Analysis reports

1.2 Which resources can you translate?

You can translate the following resources:

Table 1-1: Translatable resource types

Resource type Action

Interactive Analysis reports Universes created by the universe design tool Data Foundations or Business Layers created with the information design tool Crystal Reports documents Dashboards created with Dashboard Design documents Workspaces created with BI workspace and most InfoObjects

Stored locally or in the CMS repository Stored locally or in the CMS repository Stored locally or in the Shared Projects folder of the CMS repository Stored in the CMS repository Stored in the CMS repository Stored in the CMS repository

1.3 About translating Interactive Analysis reports

You can use the translation management tool to translate report metadata (.wid files) created with Interactive Analysis or Web Intelligence XI 3.0 or later. This metadata includes:

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Report names Query names or data provider names Prompt texts Local variable names Alerter names and descriptions Content in an Interactive Analysis formula (for example in a table cell), an alerter message, or a report variable (if requested using the GetLocalized function).

By default, the content of report formulas in Interactive Analysis reports is not translated. To make strings in a report formula available for translation in the translation management tool, the report designer must use the GetLocalized function when designing the report. For more info about the GetLocalized function, see the Using Functions, Formulas and Calculations in SAP BusinessObjects Interactive Analysis Guide. Related Topics About translating universes from the information design tool

1.4 About translating universes from the universe design tool

You can translate The universe name and description Context names and descriptions Class names and descriptions Object names, descriptions and formats Filter names and descriptions Custom hierarchy names Prompt texts Input columns (identified as prompts in the translation management tool) Derived universes When you use the translation management tool to open a derived universe based on one or more core universes, only the content of the derived universe needs to be translated. When a user reports in a derived universe, the translations from the core universes and the derived universe are used. If the derived universe contains objects that are located in a class folder of a core universe, these objects are displayed in an unnamed folder. When the reporting application displays the content for a derived universe, the translations available include the languages defined for the derived universe as well as the languages defined for its core universes. The application determines the Fallback language for a derived universe using the following set of rules. 1. If a Fallback language is defined for the derived universe, then the application uses this Fallback language.

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2. If no Fallback language is defined for the derived universe, then the application looks in the core universes for a Fallback language. 3. If no Fallback language is defined for any core universe, the universe has no Fallback language.

1.5 About translating universes from the information design tool

Universes generated by the information design tool are not directly translated. Translation management tool can independently translate the data foundations or business layers created by the information design tool. These resources can be located on local information design tool projects or on shared information design tool projects stored in the CMS repository. Once these resources are translated, use the information design tool to republish the universe that will contain these translations. Related Topics Translation status Terminology used in the translation management tool About the Language Management view To set the fallback language

1.6 Terminology used in the translation management tool

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Term

Description

Locale

A locale defines a language and a geographical area. A language can be associated with several countries. For example, French (fr) is a language spoken in France (FR), Belgium (BE), and Switzerland (CH). The locale for the French spoken in Switzerland is French (Switzerland) or fr-CH. A locale also defines the way data is sorted and how dates and numbers are formatted. Note: In the translation management tool, the terms language and locale are used interchangeably.

Locale abbreviations

Locale abbreviations consist of the language abbreviation followed by the country abbreviation. The locale abbreviation appears differently depending on your operating system or the application you are using. For example: Windows: French (France) Java: fr_FR Sun Solaris: fr_FR.ISO8859-1 InfoView 6.5.1: French (France) [fr-FR]

Dominant locale

The dominant locale is a pre-defined locale that is used as the substitution language when no substitution language is defined for the document. One dominant locale is defined for every language. The product language is the language in which the application interface appears.

Product language

Preferred Viewing Locale The Preferred Viewing Locale is the user's preferred language for viewing (PVL) report and query objects in an application.

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Term

Description

Source language

Each time you export a document to XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format), you define a source language that is identified as the source language in the resulting XLIFF file. A fallback locale can be defined to display when viewing a translated document and no translation in the user's Preferred Viewing Locale (PVL) is available. Note: Because you can define only one fallback locale in a document, in most cases it is more flexible to leave the fallback locale undefined and rely on the default substitution of the dominant locale.

Fallback locale

Translation status

All strings in every language are associated with a translation status. The status indicates if the string has been translated, reviewed, or changed. The status also determines if the translation is ready to be displayed in reports.

Related Topics List of locales and their dominant locales Translation status About translating universes from the information design tool To set the product language To set the fallback language

1.7 About authentication and security

The tool controls access using login information and application rights configured in the Central Management Console (CMC). You log into the translation management tool using one of the following login modes:

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Mode

Description

Connected Mode

There are three authentication types: Enterprise, LDAP, and Windows AD. These authentication types let you connect to the CMS repository, import from and export documents to the CMS, and change your CMS login password. You can also open and translate unsecured resources saved in a local directory.

Standalone Mode

No authentication is required to use the tool in standalone mode. You can only translate unsecured resources saved in a local directory. You cannot open documents imported from the CMS repository unless they are unsecured and have been saved for all users.

To log into the translation management tool in connected or offline mode, you need the right "Log into the Translation Manager and display it as an object in the CMC" granted for the translation management tool. Access to folders and objects in the Central Management Server (CMS) repository is controlled by rights granted by the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise administrator. To open documents and edit translations, you must have the following rights: To open and edit translations in a universe, you must have the rights "View objects" and "Edit objects" granted for a universe. To open and edit translations in an Interactive Analysis document, you must have the rights "View objects", "Edit objects", and "Download files associated with the object" granted for the document. You also need the "View objects" right granted for the folders containing the universe and report objects.

For more information on the description and definition of user rights, see the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide. Related Topics To logon

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Getting started with the tool

2.1 To logon
To use the tool connected to the Central Management Server (CMS), you must have a user name, password, and the appropriate rights set up by your administrator. No authentication is necessary to use the translation management tool in standalone mode. The translation management tool is automatically installed with SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise client tools. 1. Start the tool if it is not already started. From the Windows Start menu, select All programs > SAP BusinessObjects XI 4.0 > SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Client Tools > Translation management tool. The "User Identification" dialog box appears. 2. In the Authentication box, select the authentication type. To use the tool in standalone mode, select Standalone and click OK. 3. For all other authentication types, enter or select in the System box, the system name where the CMS is located. For more information about authentication type, see the related topic. 4. Enter your user name and password in the User Name and Password boxes. 5. Click OK. Note: Once you are logged in, your CMS session information displays in the status bar in the lower right corner of the translation management tool window. You can select the command Tools > Login As to log in using a different user name or authentication type. Related Topics About authentication and security

2.2 To change your login password

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Once you are logged in and connected to the CMS, you can change your CMS login password within the translation management tool. 1. Select Tools > Change password. The "Change Password" dialog box appears. 2. Enter your old password in the Old Password box. 3. Enter your new password in both the New password and Confirm new password boxes. The entries must match exactly. 4. Click OK. Your new password is saved in the CMS.

2.3 About the translation management tool window

When the tool starts for the first time, the window displays the three most commonly used views: the "Translation Editor", "Text Editor", and "Language Management" views. You can customize the window to display other views when you need them: the Cell Properties, Filter, and Help views. The menu bar contains the command menus: File with commands to open, save, import, and export files. Edit with commonly used text editing commands. Tools with commands to re-enter login information and change password. Window with commands to open and close views and set application preferences. Help with commands to display the translation management tool help in a separate window, and to open the Help view.

A toolbar below the menu bar contains icons: for command shortcuts that let you perform menu commands with a single click for commonly used text editing commands to display the different translation management tool views

The function of each icon displays as a tool tip when you hover the pointer over the icon. A status indicator at the bottom of the translation management tool window shows the status of the connection to the Central Management Server. Related Topics Customizing the translation management tool window

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2.3.1 About the Translation Editor view

The "Translation Editor" view lets you translate strings in a document. For information on the tasks you can perform in the Translation Editor view, see the Related Topics below. When you open a document, a new tab opens in the Translation Editor view. A table displays the document object names in the left column, the original content in the next column, and the languages to translate in subsequent columns. You can view the table in two ways: The Category view displays by default and shows the document organized by the hierarchy structure. The List view displays the document as a flat list with no hierarchy information. The object names and their icons appear in the left column. The List view lets you sort, find, replace, and filter strings.

For each object, the translation management tool displays the content that can be translated: either a string (for example, a name, description, or prompt) or a format (a date or number). You can edit the content of the cells to enter translations. Note: You cannot edit the cells in the Source language column. The appearance of the cell content changes depending on the XLIFF translation status. Properties are associated with the content in each cell. To see the properties of a cell, use the Cell Properties view. Related Topics To translate strings in the Translation Editor To sort strings in the Translation Editor To search and replace strings in the Translation Editor To set default formats in the Translation Editor To filter the List view by status Translation status

2.3.2 About the Language Management view

The Language Management view lets you add and manage the languages in your document. For information on the tasks you can perform in the Language Management view, see the Related Topics.

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The list of Available Languages on the left of the Language Management view displays all languages supported by the tool and lets you select languages to add to your document. In the application preferences, you can define frequently used languages so that they appear at the top of the list. The Selected Languages table on the right lists the languages that you have selected for your document. By default, a column for each selected language displays in the Translation Editor view. The following information applies to each language that you add to the document:
Column Description

View Translated

The View check box lets you select whether or not to display the language in a column in the Translation Editor view. The Translated column displays the percentage of the content that has been translated (cells that have a status of NEEDS_REVIEW_TRANSLATION, NEEDS_REVIEW_L10N, NEEDS_REVIEW_ADAPTATION, TRANSLATED, SIGNED_OFF, or FINAL). The Visible check box lets you define that the language is ready to be viewed in reports. Before a language can be viewed, it must be exported back to the original document. The Fallback option lets you define the language to display when a translation is not available in the Preferred Viewing Language. You must set the language to Visible before you can set it as the fallback language. You can define only one substitution language in a document.

Visible

Fallback

Related Topics To add and remove languages in your document To set the fallback language To set frequently used languages Terminology used in the translation management tool

2.3.3 About the Text Editor view

The "Text Editor" view lets you translate a string which is too long to be viewed in the "Translation Editor" cell. The "Text Editor" view appears by default on the right in the translation management tool window. When you select a cell in the "Translation Editor" view: The content of the cell displays in the Translation box of the Text Editor view where you can edit it. Note: You cannot edit the original content.

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The associated source language content displays in the Source box of the Text Editor view and cannot be edited. For Interactive Analysis documents, comments for the translator appear in the Notes box. You cannot edit the comments.

Related Topics To translate strings in the Text Editor

2.3.4 About the Filter view

The "Filter" view lets you filter the rows that display for a language in the "Translation Editor" list view. For each language in the document (one language at a time), you can choose to display strings with one status, all, or a combination of statuses. When the "Filter" view is activated, the "Translation Editor" displays in list view. Related Topics To filter the List view by status Translation status

2.3.5 About the Cell Properties view

The "Cell Properties" view displays the properties of a cell in the "Translation Editor" view, and lets you change the status of a cell. The "Cell Properties" view displays the following properties of the current cell in the "Translation Editor" view:
Property Description

Name (Description, Format) Status Last Updated Related Topics To change cell properties

The contents of the cell: the text string or format definition. The XLIFF translation status of the selected cell. A drop-down list lets you change the status. The date and time the contents or status of the cell was last changed.

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Translation status

2.3.6 About the Help view

To open the Help view and display help for a particular topic, press F1, or select Help > Related Topics. The Help view lists a link to a topic most related to the current view or dialog box. The "Dynamic Help" section lists links to other related topics, and the results of a search. Using the icons at the bottom of the view, you can list all topics, search the help content, and bookmark a topic for future reference.

2.4 Customizing the translation management tool window

You can customize how views display in the translation management tool window. The customization applies every time you log into the translation management tool, regardless of your login information.
Action Description

Open view Close view Move view Detach view Re-Attach view Resize view

To open a view, select it from the Window menu, or click the icon on the translation management tool toolbar. To close a view, click the close button in the view title bar, or click the view icon on the translation management tool toolbar. To move a view within the translation management tool window, click in the view's title bar, and drag the view to a new location. To open a view in a new window, drag the view outside the translation management tool window, or right-click in the view's title bar and select Detached. To move a detached view back into the translation management tool window, right-click the view's title bar and deselect Detached. To make a view larger or smaller, drag the edges of the view. To minimize and maximize a view, use the icons in the upper right corner of the view.

Related Topics About the translation management tool window

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2.5 Setting preferences

You can set preferences for: The product interface language when using the tool The default folders for documents and XLIFF files. The language to add automatically to a new resource to translate. This locale is added when the strings to translate are retrieved from the resource in the translation management tool. The languages you use frequently in your document. These languages appear at the top of the list of available languages in the Language Management view. The Auto-fill options define if a new locale must be added by copying the content of another locale. The date-time and number values to use when displaying format examples in the tool.

The preferences settings apply every time you start the tool, regardless of your login information. Related Topics To set default folder locations To set frequently used languages To set the product language Terminology used in the translation management tool

2.5.1 To set the product language

Use this procedure to change the translation management tool interface language. 1. Select Window > Preferences > Set Product Language. 2. Select a language in the list of available Product Languages. Note: For a language to be in the list of available product languages, the language pack must be selected when installing the translation management tool. 3. Click Apply to apply the changes, or click OK to apply the changes and close the "Preferences" dialog box. Restart the translation management tool for the interface to display in the new language. Related Topics Terminology used in the translation management tool

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2.5.2 To set default folder locations

You can define the default file folders for two types of files: resource files XLIFF files The translation management tool wizards use these default folders when saving files. 1. Select Window > Preferences > Set Default Folders. 2. To set a default folder for other documents, enter or browse to the folder in the Default User Document Folder box. 3. To set a default folder for XLIFF files, enter or browse to the folder in the Default XLIFF Folder box. 4. Click Apply to apply the changes, or click OK to apply the changes and close the "Preferences" dialog box.

2.5.3 To set the locale to add automatically

Use this procedure to automatically add a language in the list of locales to translate. 1. Select Window > Preferences > Set Language Management Options 2. Check the Automatically add a locale checkbox. 3. In the list of available locales, select the locale to add. The selected locale will be automatically added when the resources are opened. 4. Click Apply to apply the changes, or click OK to apply the changes and close the "Preferences" dialog.

2.5.4 To set frequently used languages

1. Select Window > Preferences > Set Language Management Options. 2. Select a language in the Available list and click the right arrow. The language moves to the Frequently Used list. The languages in the Frequently Used list appear at the top of the list of available languages in the Language Management view. 3. When you have finished adding frequently-used languages, click Apply to apply the changes, or click OK to apply the changes and close the "Preferences" dialog box.

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Related Topics About the Language Management view

2.5.5 To set Auto-fill options

1. Select Window > Preferences > Set Language Management Options 2. Select Fill new column with text from Autofill source language if you want a new locale to be automatically filled when it is added to the list of supported locales. 3. Select the locale to add from the dropdown menu. 4. Select Add blank column if you do not want the new locale to be initialized. 5. When you have finished adding frequently-used languages, click Apply to apply the changes, or click OK to apply the changes and close the "Preferences" dialog.

2.5.6 To set sample data for formats

1. Select Window > Preferences > Set Sample Data for Formats. 2. To define a particular date to use when displaying date-time formats: a. Select Custom Date-Time. b. In the Date box, select a date from the calendar. c. In the Time box, select the hours, minutes, or seconds and then change the number by selecting or typing the new number. 3. To define a particular number to use when displaying numeric formats, enter the new number in the sample number box. 4. Click Apply to apply the changes, or click OK to apply the changes and close the "Preferences" dialog box.

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Translation workflows

3.1 About translation workflows

You can translate documents in the following ways: Translate internally (in-house) using the translation management tool to import content to translate from a local resource or a resource saved in the repository. Translators can add their translation language, translate their strings, and export them back to the original resource file. The translation is merged with the original file. Translators can save the translation metadata locally for offline work in a .tmgr file. Once you have extracted the strings to translate, you may also export them in an XLIFF format file distributing the file for translation with any XLIFF-compliant translation tool (see Chapter 8). Note: You cannot translate documents within the repository. You must import the translatable content and work on it. Related Topics About translating a resource from the CMS repository About concurrent translation

3.2 How translated locales are managed

The translation management tool exports back only locales: That have been added by the translators with the translation management tool (the locale is added to the resource) That have been modified by the translator with the translation management tool (the locale is updated if there are no synchronization issues) When the translation management tool retrieves translatable properties from a source, the source is not locked. If the source changes during translation, when the tool exports the new translation to the source, checks are performed to validate the synchronization/consistency between the source and the translated document.

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When inconsistencies are found, the tool proposes threee options: Update the content stored in the translation management tool with the source (recommended). Cancel the whole export. In this case, nothing is done. There is no change in the metadata opened in the translation management tool, and no change in the source. Force the export of the translated strings.

Table 3-1: The different publication options

Status Update Cancel Force locales publication

A translation unit has been removed from the source. A new translation unit has been added into the source and must be translated. A translation unit has been modified in the source. (An ongoing translation might be out of date). One or more translations of a translation unit has been changed in the source.

Removed translation units are also removed from the translation metadata in the translation management tool.

No change.

Removed translation units are removed from the translation metadata in the translation management tool. The new translatable property is added, with the NEW status, but no translation is available. Text source is updated in the translation management tool but the translation is published anyway with the XLIFF statuses coming from the translation management tool. Modified translations are published in the resource with the XLIFF statuses coming from the translation management tool.

The new units are added to the translation metadata in the translation management tool. Their status is NEW.

No change

The modified translation unit is imported with the NEEDS_REVIEW_TRANSLATION or NEEDS_REVIEW_LOCALISATION statuses.

No change

Modified translations are imported in the translation management tool with the NEEDS_REVIEW_TRANSLATION or NEEDS_REVIEW_LOCALISATION statuses.

No change

3.3 About security and translation rights

Translating objects published in the CMS repository implies that you have the granted authorizations to do so. These authorizations are given through CMC rights that can be defined at the resource level or translation management tool level.

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To use the translation management tool, you must have the Log into translation management tool right granted. To translate a specific resource, you need to have the following rights granted: Translate objects Edit objects When the user has logged into the system, the translation management tool, the rights assigned to the user define whether or not objects can be edited or translated.

Table 3-2: How edit rights are managed

Level Description

At system level, in the CMS.

The CMS prevents the translation management tool user from updating any InfoObject multilingual information if the Edit rights are not granted. The translation management tool checks the effective value of this right for the current user. If it is denied, then a warning message is displayed. The object is opened. The translator can open the source in the translation management tool and edit it but it won't be able to save it later. The translation management tool checks the edit rights of the current user. If the rights are denied, then an error message is displayed and the translation is not saved. This is situation for XLIFF import, XLIFF Bulk import or when importing translation metadata into the source.

At translation management tool level, before opening an object

At translation management tool level, before saving a new translation in a source located in the CMS

3.4 About concurrent translation

Translating documents concurrently allows you gain time in the translation process. Different translators can work in different locales at the same time. It is recommended that only one translator can work on a specific locale. If two translators try to submit the same locale, the last translator changes may remove the changes of the other translators. There are two ways you can translate documents: Translate internally (in-house) using the translation management tool to import a locally stored file and add the locale to translate. Translate the content and export the file back to the source file. The translation is merged with the original file. Translate externally by exporting the .tmgr file as an XLIFF format file distributing the file for translation with any XLIFF-compliant translation tool. When translations are imported back into the original source, the translation management tool exports back only locales:

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That have been added by the translators with the translation management tool (the locale is added to the resource). That have been modified with the translator with the translation management tool (the locale is updated if there are no synchronization issues).

Thus, strings to translate can be sent to different translators who can translate them in parallel. When translators export back their translations in the original resource, their export does not overwrite translations from other translators since they are supposed to work on different locales.

3.5 About translating a resource from the CMS repository

You can translate metadata (document content) and document names in the CMS. To translate a resource that is stored in the repository: You must have the rights to access the repository. You must have the rights to translate the document, otherwise you cannot import the translation back into the source document. You must import the resource to the translation management tool and save the .tmgr file locally. Export the translation back into the source document on the repository. In addition to translating the content, you can translate filenames in the repository. Browse to the file in the repository, click the file and select Add.

3.5.1 To import content to translate from a resource in the CMS repository

You can import all translatable content from the resource and open it locally. You can import a resource and translate it before exporting it, or you can import a resource and save it for working locally. When you use the translation management tool to open a resource in the repository, the user rights are verified in order to check if the user has can edit or translate the document. Translation metadata is retrieved from the selected object. The object is not actually saved in the file system, it is not actually extracted from the repository. This prevents the import of the whole document, when only a subset of the document content is needed for translation. Once this translation metadata is available from the translation management tool, the translator can work on them. Only required information is retrieved. The user can work on them or temporarily save the translation metadata locally for offline work. When the translation is done, use the translation management tool to export the translated content into the resource in the repository, after checking the user has the appropriate application rights. 1. Run the translation management tool using your SAP BusinessObjects credentials. 2. In the File menu, select File > Import content to translate from > From the repository 3. In the dialog box, navigate to and select the folder that contains the resources you want to translate.

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The available documents display in the pane on the right. 4. In the pane, select a resource and click Add. The resource file name appears in the import pane below the Add button. You can add more resources in the same way. 5. To remove a resource from the list of resources to import, click the resource name and click Remove. 6. If you want the imported files to replace existing local resources of the same name, select Overwrite existing documents. 7. Click Import. If the import fails for a resource, a warning appears in the "Import status" column of the "Import" pane. Succesfully imported documents are saved in the local default folder as defined in the "Preferences" option. If all documents import successfully, the wizard closes. 8. The translation management tool checks user's rights and raises a warning if the Edit objects or Translate objects rights is not granted, otherwise the translation management tool retrieves the translation metadata from the source (import translation metadata). Translation metadata is displayed in the translation management tool. 9. Add a locale to the document and save the translations locally. The translated file is saved locally and can be reopened for editing. When you have finished translating the file, export it back to the original resource in the repository.

3.5.2 About exporting the translations to the source resource in the CMS repository
Once the resource content has been translated in the needed locales, these translations must be exported back to the resource in the repository so they can be available for users. The translations must have been set to the NEEDS_REVIEW_TRANSLATION, NEEDS_REVIEW_L10N, NEEDS_REVIEW_ADAPTATION, TRANSLATED, SIGNED_OFF, or FINAL status, and the locales must be set to Visible. To export translated content to the source resource: You must be connected to a CMS repository containing the resource. You must have the necessary security rights granted by the administrator.

The translated metadata must be assigned the status visible and exported to the repository so the translations can be used in documents.

3.6 About translating a local resource

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For resources that are saved for all users and stored locally, you can extract the metadata from the local resources and translate the metadata. You can use the translation management tool to translate resources located on a file system, but the tool can only translate unsecured resources. The resources that can be translated are: Interactive Analysis reports Universes created by the universe design tool Data Foundations and Business Layers created by the information design tool As for resources located in the CMS repository, to translate a local resource, you need to extract the content to translate with the translation management tool and save the files locally and translate them in the same way you translate local resources.

3.6.1 To import content to translate from a local resource

To import content to translate: 1. Select File > Import content to translate from > From a local resource 2. In the dialog box, navigate to, and select the folder that contains the document you want to import. 3. Select the resource to translate and click OK. When the strings have been imported you can add locales and translated the strings in these locales, or you can export these strings to XLIFF for exernal translation.

3.6.2 To export translations to the locally stored resource

Once the resource content has been translated in the needed locales, these translations must be exported back to the resource so they can be available for users. The translations must have been set to the NEEDS_REVIEW_TRANSLATION, NEEDS_REVIEW_L10N, NEEDS_REVIEW_ADAPTATION, TRANSLATED, SIGNED_OFF, or FINAL status. The locales must be set to Visible. Select File > Export translated content

Translated content is exported back to the local resource.

3.7 About the TMGR format

When you translate strings coming from a local resouorce or a resource saved in a CMS repository, you may save your work locally in the translation management tool proprietary file format called TMGR

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(the file is saved as <filename>.tmgr). This file contains all strings to translate, their current translations in the different locales, and their statuses. You can open this file later and continue to work on it before finally exporting the translations back to the resources. Saving current translations can be useful for offline work where you can still work on translations of a CMS repository resource without being connected to it. Just select File > Save to save the translations locally. Once you have the translations, you can close the translation management tool. You can start the tool at a later date and open the .tmgr files and continue translating the content.

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Translating documents

4.1 To add and remove languages in your document

Before you add a language, decide if you want to change the Autofill option or the autofill source language. 1. Import the content to translate from a resource. 2. Open the Language Management view if it is not already open. Select Window > Language Management View. 3. To add a language, select the language in the Available Languages list and click the right arrow. The language is added to the Selected Languages list. A new column for the language is added to the Translation Editor view. If the Autofill option is turned on, the translation management tool fills the column with content in the Autofill source language. 4. To hide the column for the new language in the "Translation Editor" view, clear the View check box. Note: The language remains in the document even though it is not displayed. 5. To remove a language from the document, select the language in the Selected Languages list and click the left arrow. The translation management tool asks you to confirm the remove action. Caution: When you remove a language, all translated content for the language is lost. You can start translating the newly added language. Related Topics About the Language Management view

4.2 To set the fallback language

For a description of fallback language, see the terminology topic in the related topics.

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1. Open the Language Management view if it is not already open. Select Window > Language Management View. 2. In the Language Management view, select Visible for the language. 3. Click the Fallback option for the language. 4. Select File > Save. Export the document to the repository for the language to be available to the query and reporting applications as a fallback language. Related Topics Terminology used in the translation management tool

4.3 To translate strings in the Translation Editor

You can translate short strings in the Translation Editor view. To translate longer strings, use the "Text Editor" view. Before you start translating, you must: Import the content to translate from a resource. Add at least one language to translate. 1. In the "Translation Editor", in the column with the language to translate, click the cell containing the content you want to translate. If the language was added with the Autofill option on, the cell contains the Autofill source language content. Otherwise the column is blank. 2. Enter the translation by typing over the previous string. When you click the cell, the content appears in the Text Editor view. Once you enter the translation, the status of the cell is automatically set to TRANSLATED. Note: You cannot type into cells that contain date and numeric formats. To set a format, right click the cell and select a default format, or use the Format Editor to create a custom format. 3. To move to the next cell to translate, click the cell. Tip: While you are translating, in addition to the standard editing commands on the Edit menu, you can press Escape to cancel the current translation and Ctrl + Z to undo the last translation. 4. Select File > Save. Related Topics To set default formats in the Translation Editor About the Translation Editor view

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To translate strings in the Text Editor Translation status

4.4 To translate strings in the Text Editor

Use the "Text Editor" view to translate strings that are too long to translate in the Translation Editor cell. 1. Import the content to translate from a resource. 2. Open the Text Editor view if it is not already open. Select Window > Text Editor View. 3. In the Translation Editor view, click the cell of the content you want to translate. The source appears in the Source box of the Text Editor. This content cannot be edited. Existing translated content appears in the Translation box. 4. Edit the content in the Translation box. Note: You cannot edit original content. 5. To apply what you have translated in the Translation Editor view, click Apply. 6. To cancel the changes, click Reset. 7. Select File > Save. Related Topics About the Text Editor view

4.5 To sort strings in the Translation Editor

1. Import the content to translate from a resource. 2. Open the List view by clicking the tab on the left side of the Translation Editor view. 3. Click the column header to sort the list by the strings in that column. Change the sort from ascending to descending order by clicking the column header again.

4.6 To search and replace strings in the Translation Editor

1. Import the content to translate from a resource.

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2. Open the "List" view by clicking the tab on the left side of the Translation Editor view. 3. Select Edit > Find/Replace. 4. In the "Find and Replace" dialog box, enter the string to search for in the Find box. Note: The translation management tool searches starting from the selected cell in the List view. 5. To search a selected section of the List view: a. Click the row at the start of the section you want to search. b. Hold down Shift and click the row at the end of the section. The section is highlighted. c. In the "Find and Replace" dialog box, select the Selected Lines option for the scope. Note: You can select the section before selecting Edit > Find/Replace and the Selected Lines option is selected automatically. 6. To change the direction of the search, select the Forward or Backward option. 7. Select other options by selecting the appropriate check boxes:
Option Description

Case-sensitive Whole Word Wrap Search Incremental

The search finds only strings that match the string in the Find box, respecting upper- and lower-case. The search finds only strings that match the entire string in the Find box. The search continues searching from the beginning of the document when it reaches the end. The search starts finding strings as you enter characters into the Find box.

8. Click Find (except if you have selected the Incremental option). The translation management tool highlights the cell where it finds the search string. The Replace and Replace/Find buttons are available. If no string is found, these buttons are unavailable. 9. When the translation management tool finds an instance of the string: To find the next instance, click Find. To replace the string, enter the replacement string in the Replace With box and click Replace, or, to replace the string and find the next instance, click Replace/Find. 10. When you are finished searching, click Close.

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Setting Formats

5.1 To set default formats in the Translation Editor

Use the Translation Editor view to set the format of number and date-time values to default formats. Note: You can also use the Format Editor to select a default format. To define a custom format, you must use the Format Editor. 1. In the "Translation Editor", right-click the cell of either a number or a date-time format object. A shortcut menu displays. 2. From the shortcut menu, select the default format you want to use. The new format appears in the cell. Note: The application uses the current system date and time and the numeric value 987,654,321 to display format examples. In the application preferences, you can define your own number and date-time values to use when displaying formats. 3. Select File > Save to save the formats. Related Topics To set sample data for formats About the Format Editor

5.2 About the Format Editor

The Format Editor lets you define the format used to display date-time and numeric values. You can select default formats or define custom formats. For metadata objects in your document, you can define a format for each locale. The formats are saved in the document as part of its localization. The application uses the current system date and time and the numeric value 987,654,321 to display formats. In the application preferences, you can define your own number and date-time values to use when displaying formats.

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Default Formats Default formats are available based on Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) recommendations, managed by the UNICODE consortium. Microsoft standards, whenever they differ from the CLDR recommendation, are followed. There are 15 default formats for date and time values, and four default formats for numbers. The Format Editor lists the default formats available for each category of data. Custom Formats If the default formats available do not meet your needs, you can create formats using the Custom Format Editor. You can delete a custom format even if it is used in the document. The next time you start the Format Editor for an object using the deleted format, a custom format is automatically re-created. A custom format consists of text and tokens. A token is a pre-formatted part of a number or date. For example, Day: 1-31 is a token that displays the day part of the date as a number between 1 and 31. For more information about tokens, see the related topics. The Custom Format Editor lists the possible token categories. You define a format by typing text in the Format Definition box, and dragging tokens from the Tokens box. Tokens appear in the format definition with a rectangle border and a gray background. As you define the format, a preview shows the resulting appearance. You can define a display color for each custom format. When no color is defined, the client application (for example, Interactive Analysis) manages the color to display. In the Format for undefined values box, you can define text and a color to display if no value is returned at reporting time. By default, in the case of an undefined value, no text is displayed. When defining a numeric format, you can enter a different format to be displayed when the value is negative or equal to zero. If you do not enter a format, the format defined for positive values is used. Related Topics To start the Format Editor To start the Custom Format Editor To delete a custom format Date and time format tokens Number format tokens To set sample data for formats

5.3 To start the Format Editor

1. In the "Translation Editor", right-click the cell of either a number or a date-time format object. A shortcut menu displays.

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2. From the shortcut menu, select Other formats (Format Editor).... Related Topics To create a custom format About the Format Editor

5.4 To start the Custom Format Editor

You can create a custom format from scratch, or use an existing format (default or custom) as the basis for the new format. 1. Start the "Format Editor" if it is not already open. The possible format categories are listed in Format Categories. 2. If more than one category of format is possible for the object, select a category in Format Categories. The default formats and any previously-defined custom formats are listed in Available Formats. 3. To create a format from scratch, open the "Custom Format Editor" by clicking Custom Format. 4. To use a format as the basis for a new custom format, first select the format in the Available Formats list, then open the "Custom Format Editor" by clicking Custom Format. Related Topics To create a custom format

5.5 To create a custom format

1. Start the "Custom Format Editor "if it is not already open. 2. In the Tokens list, select a token category or an individual token, and add it to the Format Definition box using one of these methods: Double-click the token or token category. Drag the token or token category to the Format Definition box. Tip: A description of each token appears as a tool tip when you place the cursor over the token in the Tokens list. For more information on tokens, see the related topics. 3. To select a different token in the category, click the arrow on the token just added to the Format Definition box. 4. Enter additional tokens in the same way. To add text to a definition, type directly in the Format Definition box.

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Tip: Edit the contents of the Format Definition box using the Copy (Ctrl + C), Paste (Ctrl + V), Cut (Ctrl + X), and Delete keys. 5. To set the color of the format definition, select the color from the list next to the format definition box. An example of the appearance of the format displays in the Preview box. 6. For number formats, to define a format to display if the value is negative or zero, add tokens and text in the Format for negative values and Format for values equal to zero definition boxes. Note: If you do not define these formats, the format defined in the Positive box displays for negative and zero values. 7. For both date-time and number objects, to define text to display when the database returns no value, enter text in the Format for undefined values box. 8. To save the format definition, click OK. The "Custom Format Editor" dialog box closes. The custom format you have just defined appears in the Available Formats list in the "Format Editor" dialog box. To use the format, select it and click OK. Related Topics To start the Custom Format Editor Date and time format tokens Number format tokens About the Format Editor

5.6 To delete a custom format

1. Start the "Format Editor" if it is not already open. The possible format categories are listed in Format Categories. 2. If more than one category of format is possible for the object, select a category in Format Categories. The default formats and any previously-defined custom formats are listed in Available Formats. 3. Select the custom format in the Available Formats list. 4. To delete the format, click Delete. The format is removed from the list. 5. To confirm the deletion, click OK. You can delete a custom format even if it is used elsewhere in the document. The next time you start the Format Editor for an object using the deleted format, a custom format is automatically re-created.

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Related Topics To start the Format Editor

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Managing status

6.1 Translation status

A status is assigned to the content of each cell to be translated in every language. The translation management tool uses the ten standard XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) statuses, grouped into two categories.
Category XLIFF status Description

NEW Needs Translation (This content is not displayed to the end-user)

Indicates that the content is new. For example, content that was added to or edited in a previously translated document. Indicates that the content needs to be translated. Indicates only non-textual information needs adaptation. Indicates text needs translation and non-textual information needs adaptation.

NEEDS_TRANSLATION

NEEDS_ADAPTATION

NEEDS_L10N

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Category

XLIFF status

Description

NEEDS_REVIEW_ADAPTATION

Indicates only non-textual information needs review. Indicates translation and adaptation of non-textual content needs review. Indicates that translated content needs to be reviewed. Indicates that the content has been translated. Indicates that changes are reviewed and approved. Indicates the terminating state.

NEEDS_REVIEW_ L10N Translation Visible (This content can be displayed to the end-user) NEEDS_REVIEW_TRANSLATION

TRANSLATED

SIGNED_OFF

FINAL

Note: In BI launch pad, users are able to see the translation in BI launch pad, even when the status of that particular translation is "Needs Translation". Localization (L10N) refers to the translation of text and the adaptation of non-textual content (for example, date formats).

You can use some or all of these statuses, depending on your organization and process. The translation management tool sets statuses automatically and changes the display in the editor at certain stages in the translation process. When you add a language, the cells have a status in the "Needs Translation" category. The content appears in blue italic font in the Translation Editor. Content that has been added to or edited in a previously translated document has an XLIFF status of NEW. The content appears in blue italic font in bold. Once you have translated the content of a cell, the status automatically changes to TRANSLATED, which is in the "Translation Visible" category. The content appears in black normal font. When you set a language to Ready for use and export the document to the Content Management Server, strings with a status in the "Translation Visible" category are visible in the client query and reporting tools.

Filtering cells displayed in the List view by status can help you manage the translation workflow. Use the Cell Properties view to see the status of a cell. For more information about XLIFF, see the XLIFF standards available on the OASIS Consortium web site.

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Related Topics To filter the List view by status To change cell status To change cell properties About the Cell Properties view OASIS Consortium at http://www.oasis-open.org/

6.2 About metadata translation history

The tool may save with the metadata the date that the metadata was last edited. This feature is supported by Interactive Analysis documents (.wid) universe design tool universes (.unv) information design tool data foundation and business layers (.dfx and .blx) Note: This is not supported by Crystal Reports documents.

6.3 To filter the List view by status

1. Import the content to translate from a resource. 2. Open the List view by clicking the tab on the left side of the "Translation Editor" view. 3. Open the Filter view if it is not already open. Select Window > Filter View. 4. Select the language to filter in the list of languages. 5. Select the category you want to filter on in the list of status categories. 6. To filter on individual XLIFF statuses, select More... in the list of categories. The list of all XLIFF statuses appears. Select the check boxes of the statuses you want to filter on. The filter is applied to the display in the List view. Related Topics Translation status About the Filter view

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6.4 To change cell properties

1. Import the content to translate from a resource. 2. Select Windows > Cell Properties View to open the Cell Properties view. 3. In the Translation Editor view, click the cell you want to change the status of. The properties of the cell appear in the Cell Properties view. 4. To change the XLIFF status, in the Cell Properties view, select the status in the list in the Value column for the "Status" property. Note: To change the XLIFF status for a group of cells, use the "Change Status" dialog box. 5. To change the approved status, select True or False in the list in the Value column for the "Approved" property. Note: The translation management tool does not use the Approved property. Using the XLIFF translation status is recommended. 6. Select File > Save. Related Topics To change cell status About the Cell Properties view

6.5 To change cell status

1. Import the content to translate from a resource. 2. In the Translation Editor view, click the row of the cell you want to change the status of. 3. To select all cells in a section, click the first row in the section. Hold down Shift and click the row at the end of the section. 4. Right-click the selected row or section, and select Change Status. 5. In the "Change Status" dialog box, select the language in the Language list. 6. Select the new status in the Status box and click OK. 7. Select File > Save. Note: You can also change the status of a cell in the Cell Properties view.

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Using XLIFF to exchange document translations

7.1 About XLIFF files

The translation management tool creates an XLIFF file for each target language you select when you export. You can select one source language and any number of alternate translation languages for export. Each XLIFF file is created with the source and target languages in the file name, for example: Docu ment_name.unv_en_US_DE.xlf is a universe file for a US English file that will be translated into German. For an Interactive Analysis document, the file format is: Document_name.wid_en_US_DE.xlf. The XLIFF file contains: Document information: Full document name, including the Central Management Server name Source locale Target locale Document type For each string: String identifier String in the source language String, translation status, and locale for each alternate translation language Notes for the translator

Note: The translation management tool follows XLIFF specification version 1.2. For more information about XLIFF file formats, see the XLIFF standards available on the OASIS Consortium web site. Related Topics OASIS Consortium at http://www.oasis-open.org/

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7.2 Exporting and Importing XLIFF files

If you send translations to third-party translators or vendors, you can use XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) files to exchange documents. Use the following workflow with the translation management tool to outsource the translations of a document using XLIFF files. See the related topics for more information on the steps in this workflow. Open or import the document from the Central Management Server (CMS). Export the document to XLIFF using the "Export to XLIFF" wizard. When you receive completed XLIFF files from the third-party, import them to the translation management tool document using the "Import from XLIFF" wizard. You can use the translation management tool to display and edit the translations, manage status, and import the document to the CMS.

Related Topics To export to XLIFF - select source To export to XLIFF - select target To import from XLIFF files

7.3 To export to XLIFF - select source

The document you want to export must be open in the Translation Editor view. Open the Export to XLIFF wizard if it is not already open. Select File > Export to XLIFF file. 1. Select the document you want to export in the document list. Note: You can only export one document at a time. 2. Check the boxes next to the languages you want to export on the list of languages that are available for the document. You can export one or more languages. You can add other locales if they are not already in the .tmgr file. Note: You must export at least one language. 3. Select the source option for one of the export languages. The language you select is the source language in the XLIFF file. Any other languages exported are included in the XLIFF file as alternate translations. 4. If you export the original content, you must select the language of the original content in the list of languages.

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5. Click Next to select the target languages and continue the export. Related Topics To export to XLIFF - select target About XLIFF files

7.4 To export to XLIFF - select target

You have started the Export to XLIFF wizard and have selected the source languages. To continue with the export: 1. Select a target language in the Available Languages list and click the right arrow. 2. Add more target languages in the same way. The translation management tool creates an XLIFF file for each target language. 3. To remove a target language, select it in the Selected Languages list and click the left arrow. 4. The translation management tool creates the XLIFF files in the local default folder. To change the folder, enter or browse to a new folder in the XLIFF file folder box. 5. Click Finish. Note: The Finish button is unavailable if you have not completed the required information. Make sure you selected at least one target language. Use the Back button, if necessary, and make sure you have completed the steps in the "Export to XLIFF - select source" dialog box. Note: If you choose a target language that you have already translated or added to your document, the third-party translator will see your translation and might modify it. This will result in a warning message when you import the XLIFF file. Related Topics To export to XLIFF - select source About XLIFF files

7.5 To import from XLIFF files

Open the "Import from XLIFF" wizard if it is not already open. Select File > Import from XLIFF file. 1. Select the document to import the XLIFF files to. 2. Enter or browse to the XLIFF folder where the translated XLIFF files are located.

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All the XLIFF files in the folder are listed. If you want to filter by the same name as the document, check Filter by document name. 3. Check the boxes next to the XLIFF files you want to import. The "Matching Status" column provides information about the XLIFF file you are about to import: A warning message appears if the language in the XLIFF file exists in the document. You can proceed with the import, but any previous translations are overwritten. A message appears if the XLIFF file was not exported from the same document. You can proceed with the import, but some content may be corrupted. The message "OK" appears if no problems are found when matching the document to the XLIFF file.

4. Click Finish. The translated languages are added to the Translation Editor and the Language Management views. Related Topics About XLIFF files

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8.1 List of locales and their dominant locales

Locale

Locale Abbreviation

Dominant Locale

Afrikaans (South Africa) Albanian (Albania) Arabic (Algeria) Arabic (Bahrain) Arabic (Egypt) Arabic (Iraq) Arabic (Jordan) Arabic (Kuwait) Arabic (Lebanon) Arabic (Libya) Arabic (Morocco) Arabic (Oman) Arabic (Qatar) Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Arabic (Syria) Arabic (Tunisia) Arabic (United Arab Emirates) Arabic (Yemen) Armenian (Armenia)

af_ZA sq_AL ar_DZ ar_BH ar_EG ar_IQ ar_JO ar_KW ar_LB ar_LY ar_MA ar_OM ar_QA ar_SA ar_SY ar_TN ar_AE ar_YE hy_AM

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Locale

Locale Abbreviation

Dominant Locale

Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan) Basque (Spain) Belarusian (Belarus) Bengali (India) Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bulgarian (Bulgaria) Catalan (Spain) Chinese (China) Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) Chinese (Macao SAR China) Chinese (Singapore) Chinese (Taiwan) Croatian (Croatia) Czech (Czech Republic) Danish (Denmark) Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands) English (Australia) English (Belize) English (Canada) English (Ireland) English (Jamaica) English (New Zealand) English (Philippines) English (South Africa) English (Trinidad and Tobago) English (U.S. Virgin Islands)

az_AZ eu_ES be_BY bn_IN bs_BA bg_BG ca_ES zh_CN zh_HK zh_MO zh_SG zh_TW hr_HR cs_CZ da_DK nl_BE nl_NL en_AU en_BZ en_CA en_IE en_JM en_NZ en_PH en_ZA en_TT en_VI

az_AZ eu_ES be_BY bn_IN bs_BA bg_BG ca_ES zh_CN zh_TW zh_TW zh_CN zh_TW hr_HR cs_CZ da_DK nl_NL nl_NL en_US en_US en_US en_US en_US en_US en_US en_US en_US en_US

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Locale

Locale Abbreviation

Dominant Locale

English (United Kingdom) English (United States) English (Zimbabwe) Estonian (Estonia) Faroese (Faroe Islands) Finnish (Finland) French (Belgium) French (Canada) French (France) French (Luxembourg) French (Monaco) French (Switzerland) Galician (Spain) Georgian (Georgia) German (Austria) German (Germany) German (Liechtenstein) German (Luxembourg) German (Switzerland) Greek (Greece) Gujarati (India) Hebrew (Israel) Hindi (India) Hungarian (Hungary) Icelandic (Iceland) Indonesian (Indonesia) Italian (Italy)

en_GB en_US en_ZW et_EE fo_FO fi_FI fr_BE fr_CA fr_FR fr_LU fr_MC fr_CH gl_ES ka_GE de_AT de_DE de_LI de_LU de_CH el_GR gu_IN he_IL hi_IN hu_HU is_IS id_ID it_IT

en_US en_US en_US et_EE fo_FO fi_FI fr_FR fr_FR fr_FR fr_FR fr_FR fr_FR gl_ES ka_GE de_DE de_DE de_DE de_DE de_DE el_GR gu_IN he_IL hi_IN hu_HU is_IS id_ID it_IT

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Locale

Locale Abbreviation

Dominant Locale

Italian (Switzerland) Japanese (Japan) Kannada (India) Kazakh (Kazakhstan) Konkani (India) Korean (South Korea) Latvian (Latvia) Lithuanian (Lithuania) Macedonian (Macedonia) Malay (Brunei) Malay (Malaysia) Malayalam (India) Maltese (Malta) Marathi (India) Mongolian (Mongolia) Northern Sami (Norway) Norwegian Bokml (Norway) Norwegian Nynorsk (Norway) Persian (Iran) Polish (Poland) Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Punjabi (India) Romanian (Romania) Russian (Russia) Serbian (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Serbian (Serbia And Montenegro)

it_CH ja_JP kn_IN kk_KZ kok_IN ko_KR lv_LV lt_LT mk_MK ms_BN ms_MY ml_IN mt_MT mr_IN mn_MN se_NO nb_NO nn_NO fa_IR pl_PL pt_BR pt_PT pa_IN ro_RO ru_RU sr_BA sr_CS

it_IT ja_JP kn_IN kk_KZ kok_IN ko_KR lv_LV lt_LT mk_MK ms_MY ms_MY ml_IN mt_MT mr_IN mn_MN se_NO nb_NO nn_NO fa_IR pl_PL pt_BR pt_BR pa_IN ro_RO ru_RU sr_BA sr_BA

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Locale

Locale Abbreviation

Dominant Locale

Slovak (Slovakia) Slovenian (Slovenia) Spanish (Argentina) Spanish (Bolivia) Spanish (Chile) Spanish (Colombia) Spanish (Costa Rica) Spanish (Dominican Republic) Spanish (Ecuador) Spanish (El Salvador) Spanish (Guatemala) Spanish (Honduras) Spanish (Mexico) Spanish (Nicaragua) Spanish (Panama) Spanish (Paraguay) Spanish (Peru) Spanish (Puerto Rico) Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Uruguay) Spanish (Venezuela) Swahili (Kenya) Swedish (Finland) Swedish (Sweden) Syriac (Syria) Tamil (India) Telugu (India)

sk_SK sl_SI es_AR es_BO es_CL es_CO es_CR es_DO es_EC es_SV es_GT es_HN es_MX es_NI es_PA es_PY es_PE es_PR es_ES es_UY es_VE sw_KE sv_FI sv_SE syr_SY ta_IN te_IN

sk_SK sk_SK es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES es_ES sw_KE sv_SE sv_SE syr_SY ta_IN te_IN

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Locale

Locale Abbreviation

Dominant Locale

Thai (Thailand) Tswana (South Africa) Turkish (Turkey) Ukrainian (Ukraine) Uzbek (Uzbekistan) Vietnamese (Vietnam) Welsh (United Kingdom) Xhosa (South Africa) Zulu (South Africa)

th_TH tn_ZA tr_TR uk_UA uz_UZ vi_VN cy_GB xh_ZA zu_ZA

th_TH tn_ZA tr_TR uk_UA uz_UZ vi_VN cy_GB xh_ZA zu_ZA

8.2 Number format tokens

Number format definitions A number format definition is made of sections: the sign (optional) the integer value before the decimal separator a grouping separator, to be added in the integer value the decimal separator (optional) the decimal value after the decimal separator (optional) the exponential symbol followed by the exponential value (optional)

Two tokens are used to define the number of significant digits to display in the integer, decimal, and exponential values. Each token in the format definition represents a digit to display: The mandatory digit token, 0, displays the digit if it is significant, otherwise displays a zero. The optional digit token, #, only displays the digit if it is significant.

When determining the significant digits, the integer value and exponential value are evaluated from right to left, and the decimal value is evaluated from left to right. The last 0 or # token is mapped to the remaining digits, if any. Example: Number format display This example shows how the value -1,234 is displayed using different formats defined in the Format Editor.

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Format defined with tokens:

Preview display:

[Sign] [#] [Neg. start] [0] [0] [0] [0] [0] [0] [Neg. end] [Sign always] [#] [Dec.Sep.] [0] [0] [Sign] [#] [Decimal separator] [0] [0] [E+] [0] [0] [0] Revenue: [Sign always] [#] [Decimal separator ] [0] [0] [Boolean]

-1234 (001234) -1234.00 -1.23E+003 Revenue: -1234.00 true

List of number format tokens

Category Token Description

Sign Sign always Signs Negative start Negative end # Digits 0 Decimal separator Separators Grouping

Negative sign if the value is negative. Nothing if the value is positive or zero. Negative sign if the value is negative. Positive sign if the value is positive or zero. Open parenthesis if the value is negative. Nothing if the value is positive or zero. Closing parenthesis if the value is negative. Nothing if the value is positive or zero. Optional digit. Displays digit only if significant. Mandatory digit. Displays digit if significant, otherwise displays zero. The symbol used to separate the integer and decimal parts of the number. The symbol used is determined by the locale. The decimal separator can be used only once in an expression. By default, digits are grouped using the rule and the separator defined by the locale. The grouping symbol can be used only once in an expression. It must appear before the decimal separator. Exponent sign in upper case, always signed. Can be used only once in an expression. Exponent sign in upper case, signed only if the value is negative. Can be used only once in an expression. Exponent sign in lower case, always signed. Can be used only once in an expression. Exponent sign in lower case, signed only if the value is negative. Can be used only once in an expression.

E+ EExponents e+ e-

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Category

Token

Description

Percent Percent Percent % Boolean Boolean True False

The value multiplied by 100. The value multiplied by 100 followed by the percent sign (%). Can be used only once in an expression. Localized value of true if the numerical value is not zero; localized value of false if the numerical value is zero. Always displays the localized value of true. Always displays the localized value of false.

8.3 Date and time format tokens

Example: Date and time format display This example shows how the date, Wednesday March 5th 2008, is displayed using different formats defined in the Custom Format Editor.

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Format defined with tokens:

Preview display:

[Day name] , [Month name] [Day 01-31] [Year Wednesday, March 05 2008 0000-9999] [Month 01-12] / [Day 01-31] / [Year 0000-9999] 03/05/2008 [Capitalized short day name] [Day 01-31] [Capitalized short month name] [Day name], week [Week of year 01-53] Wed 05 Mar Wednesday, week 10

The current date is [Day name], [Month name] The current date is Wednesday, March 05 2008. Day Name is WEDNESDAY. Month name is [Day 01-31] [Year 0000-9999] . Day name is [Upper case day name] . Month name is [Lower march. The year is 08. case month name]. The year is [Year 00-99] .

List of date and time tokens

Category Token Description

Day 01-31 Day 1-31 Day name Short day name Day of year 001-366 Day of year 01-366 Day Day of year 1-366 Day of week in month Upper-case day name Lower-case day name Capitalized day name Upper-case short day name Lower-case short day name

Day in the month with two digits from 01 to 31. Day in the month with one or two digits from 1 to 31. Day name according to the locale, for example, Monday. Short day name with capitalization according to the locale, for example, Mon. Day in the year with three digits from 001 to 366. Day in the year with two or three digits from 01 to 366. Day in the year with one, two, or three digits from 1 to 366. Day of the week in the month according to the locale, for example, 3 for the 3rd Monday of June. Day name in upper case, for example, MONDAY. Day name in lower case, for example, monday. Capitalized day name, for example, Monday. Short day name in upper case, for example, MON. Short day name in lower case, for example, mon.

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Category

Token

Description

Capitalized short day name Month 01-12 Month 1-12 Month name Short month name Month Upper-case month name Lower-case month name Capitalized month name Upper-case short month name Lower-case short month name Capitalized short month name Year 00-99 Year 0000-9999 Japanese Imperial period and year Japanese Imperial period (English) and year Year and Era Japanese Imperial year number 0199 Japanese Imperial year number 1-99 Japanese Imperial period Japanese Imperial year Era

Capitalized short day name, for example, Mon. Month in the year with two digits from 01 to 12. Month in the year with one or two digits from 1 to 12. Month name with capitalization according to the locale, for example, June. Short month name with capitalization according to the locale, for example, Jun. Month name in upper case, for example, JUNE. Month name in lower case, for example, june. Capitalized month name, for example, June. Short month name in upper case, for example JUN. Short month name in lower case, for example, jun. Capitalized short month name, for example, Jun. Year with two digits from 00 to 99. Year with four digits from 0000 to 9999. Japanese Imperial period and year number, for example, .

Japanese Imperial period (English abbreviated) and year number, for example, H20. Japanese Imperial year number with two digits. Japanese Imperial year number with one or two digits. Japanese Imperial period. Deprecated. Returns the same result as Japanese Imperial year number 0-99 token. Era abbreviation, for example, AD or BC.

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Category

Token

Description

Week of month Week of year 01-53 Week of year 1-53 Year of week of year 0000 Year of week of year 00 Quarter number 1-4 Quarter and Semester Short quarter name Quarter name Semester 1-2 Hour 00-23 Hour 0-23 Hour 01-12 Hour 1-12 Hour Hour 01-24 Hour 1-24 Hour 00-11 Hour 0-11 Minutes 00-59 Minute Minutes 0-59

Week in the month with one digit from 1 to 6. Week in the year (ISO week) with two digits from 01 to 53. Week in the year (ISO week) with one or two digits from 1 to 53. ISO year number (consistent with ISO week) with four digits from 0000 to 9999. ISO year number (consistent with ISO week) with two digits from 00 to 99. Quarter number with one digit from 1 to 4. Quarter short name from Q1 to Q4. Quarter name from 1st quarter to 4th quarter. Semester number from 1 to 2. Hour in 24-hour format with two digits from 00 to 23. Hour in 24-hour format with one or two digits from 0 to 23. Hour in 12-hour format with two digits from 01 to 12. Hour in 12-hour format with one or two digits from 1 to 12. Hour in 24-hour format with two digits from 01 to 24. Hour in 24-hour format with one or two digits from 1 to 24. Hour in 12-hour format with two digits from 00 to 11. Hour in 12-hour format with one or two digits from 0 to 11. Minutes with two digits from 00 to 59. Minutes with one or two digits from 0 to 59.

Week

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Category

Token

Description

Seconds 00-59 Seconds 0-59 Second and sub-second Milliseconds 000-999 Hundredths of a second 000-999 Tenths of a second 0-9 Time Zone Time zone

Seconds with two digits from 00 to 59. Seconds with one or two digits from 0 to 59. Milliseconds with three digits from 000 to 999. Hundredths of a second with two digits from 00 to 99. Tenths of a second with one digit from 1 to 9. The offset from Coordinated Universal Time, for example, GMT+00:00. Morning/afternoon abbreviation, capitalized according to locale, for example, AM or PM. Recommended. Morning/afternoon abbreviation in upper-case, for example, AM or PM. Morning/afternoon abbreviation in lower-case, for example, am or pm. Capitalized morning/afternoon abbreviation, for example, Am or Pm. Not recommended. Deprecated. This token was used as a date separator in Desktop Intelligence and is not recommended. Type the character you wish to use as a date separator directly into the format description, or use a default format. Deprecated. This token was used as a time separator in Desktop Intelligence and is not recommended. Type the character you wish to use as a time separator directly into the format description, or use a default format.

AM/PM

Upper-case AM/PM AM/PM Lower-case am/pm Capitalized Am/Pm

Date separator

Separator

Time separator

8.4 Types of InfoObject supported by the translation management tool

You can translate either the description, or name and description of most types of InfoObjects. The tool supports the following types of InfoObject:

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Object Type

Translatable Properties

Agnostic Calendar Category CustomRole EnterpriseNode Event Excel FavoritesFolder Folder Hyperlink Inbox Manifest ObjectPackage Pdf PersonalCategory Profile Program Publication QaaWS RemoteCluster Replication Rtf Server ServerGroup Shortcut Txt User

SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_DESCRIPTION

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Object Type

Translatable Properties

UserGroup Word Universe (.unv) Data Foundation Business Layer Interactive Analysis Doc Web Intelligence Doc Crystal Reports Doc Xcelsius Dashboard

SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, Universe content SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, Data Foundation content SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, Business Layer content SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, interactive analysis document content SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, Web Intelligence document content SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, Crystal Report document content SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, Xcelsius document itself SI_NAME, SI_DESCRIPTION, some properties saved in the InfoObject

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Location

SAP BusinessObjects product information

http://www.sap.com Navigate to http://help.sap.com/businessobjects and on the "SAP BusinessObjects Overview" side panel click All Products. You can access the most up-to-date documentation covering all SAP BusinessObjects products and their deployment at the SAP Help Portal. You can download PDF versions or installable HTML libraries. Certain guides are stored on the SAP Service Marketplace and are not available from the SAP Help Portal. These guides are listed on the Help Portal accompanied by a link to the SAP Service Marketplace. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. To obtain an ID, contact your customer support representative. http://service.sap.com/bosap-support > Documentation Installation guides: https://service.sap.com/bosap-instguides Release notes: http://service.sap.com/releasenotes

SAP Help Portal

SAP Service Marketplace

The SAP Service Marketplace stores certain installation guides, upgrade and migration guides, deployment guides, release notes and Supported Platforms documents. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. Contact your customer support representative to obtain an ID. If you are redirected to the SAP Service Marketplace from the SAP Help Portal, use the menu in the navigation pane on the left to locate the category containing the documentation you want to access. https://cw.sdn.sap.com/cw/community/docupedia

Docupedia

Docupedia provides additional documentation resources, a collaborative authoring environment, and an interactive feedback channel. https://boc.sdn.sap.com/

Developer resources https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-sdklibrary

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SAP BusinessObjects articles on the SAP Community Network

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/businessobjects-articles These articles were formerly known as technical papers. https://service.sap.com/notes

Notes These notes were formerly known as Knowledge Base articles. Forums on the SAP Community Network https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/forums http://www.sap.com/services/education Training From traditional classroom learning to targeted e-learning seminars, we can offer a training package to suit your learning needs and preferred learning style. http://service.sap.com/bosap-support Online customer support The SAP Support Portal contains information about Customer Support programs and services. It also has links to a wide range of technical information and downloads. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. To obtain an ID, contact your customer support representative. http://www.sap.com/services/bysubject/businessobjectsconsulting Consulting Consultants can accompany you from the initial analysis stage to the delivery of your deployment project. Expertise is available in topics such as relational and multidimensional databases, connectivity, database design tools, and customized embedding technology.

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A
access rights 12 adding a language 33 authentication description 12 logging in 15 Autofill option source language 10 Filter view 19 filtering strings by status 45 find/replace strings 35 Format Editor description 37 using 37 formats date-time tokens 58 number tokens 56 setting 37 frequently used languages setting 22

O
offline mode 12 original content language 10

P
password, changing 15 preferences folders 22 frequently used languages 22 product language 21 setting 21 Preferred Viewing Language 10 product language definition 10 setting 21 properties changing 46 view 19

C
Category view 17 Cell Properties view 19 changing cell properties 46 password 15 status 46 CMS access rights 12 connecting to 15 customizing formats 37, 38 views 20

H
Help view 20

I
importing XLIFF 49 in-house translation 34 installing translation management tool 15 Interactive Analysis Intelligence reports 10 Interactive Analysis reports 8 interface, translation management tool 16

R
removing a language 33 rights 12

D
date-time format 37, 58 default folders 22 formats 37 locale 10 deleting a language 33 derived universes 10 document, definition of 10 dominant locales 10, 51

S
searching strings 35 sorting strings 35 source XLIFF 48 source language 10 standalone mode 12 status changing 46 filtering by 45 translation 43 substitution language definition 10 display 10 setting 33

L
Language Management view 17 language terminology 10 LDAP authentication 12 List view 17 locale 10 logging into translation management tool 15 login password 15

E
editing status 46 strings 34, 35 enterprise authentication 12 exporting files to XLIFF 48 external translation 48

M
managing languages 17, 33

N
number format 37, 56

T
Text Editor view 18, 35 third-party translation 48 tokens 56, 58

F
fallback language 10

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translating by a third party 48 strings 34, 35 translating Interactive Analysis reports 8 Web Intelligence reports 8 Translation Editor view 17 translation status 43

V
view customizing 20 views Cell Properties 19 Filter 19 Help 20 Language Management 17 Text Editor 18 Translation Editor 17

Windows authentication 12

X
XLIFF exporting files 48 file exchange 48 file structure 47 importing 49 status 43 target languages 49

U
universes 10 updating cell properties 46 status 46

W
Web Intelligence reports 8 window 16

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