What does a langauge pack do and how it works?

[Former Member]

I am told standard SAP supports spanish. But if I try to log in spanish it is not possible. I guess I should first ask basis to install langauge pack. From where do I get this language pack? And by installing this language pack will all the forms also automatically come in spanish?

[Former Member]

thanks but what about the forms? By installing a language pack as described automatically the forms (sapscript , adobe etc) also get translated?

[Former Member]

Hi Suchita,

You can use transaction SMLT to import extra language packages.

The languages English and German are complete in all newly installed systems. You do not need to import them into installed systems.

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1. Go to the language for which you want to install extra packages and choose or choose Language ® Import Package.

2. In the next dialog box, enter the path for the language packages. Choose Find Package(s) to search for any available packages in the path you have entered.

Alternatively, you can search for packages locally by choosing Load from Front End.

3. The green, yellow and red lights next to the packages indicate whether you can import them. Click the lights to display extra information.

A green light indicates that all import conditions have been met, a yellow light indicates that there are warnings, and a red light indicates that the package cannot be imported because checks have detected errors.

4. Select one or more language packages with green or yellow lights for import.

5. After you have specified a start time and (optional) target server, choose Execute to import the language package(s) you have selected.

The language transport is performed in three steps:

a. The language package is unpacked in a background job, after which the background job is ended.

b. The import tools R3trans and tp import the language data into the system.

c. Any required follow-up activities are performed in a new background job.

All activities are logged in the action log.

6. An import action is created for the appropriate language on the overview screen of transaction SMLT. There are various functions in the overview for managing and monitoring the import.

Hope this helps. pleae assign points.

Rgd

mANISH

[sridevi_p]

Hi,

Language pack installation helps in GUI transalation.

check for the Tcode: SMLT for the same. The language pack has to be installed by basis guys.

Check - http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/a3/30ad5296b511d384bb0060975b04f3/content.htm

Regards,

Sridevi

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