Translate HR Basic Data
Explanation
This activity is used to translate HR basic data. You can
enter or view translations by opening the HR Basic Data Translation
window from each window where basic data is defined. You can open this window
using the
View mode in order to view the translations that may already be entered
for the selected basic data. Otherwise, you can open the window using the Create mode in
order to enter new translations. You can also directly open the
HR Basic Data Translation
window from the navigator and search for the basic data to view or enter new
translations.
Translations can be entered for the following basic data values:
- Reasons for leaving defined in the
Reasons for Leaving
window.
- Competency groups defined in the
Competencies
window.
- Competency element names in the
Competencies window.
- Competency levels in the
Qualification Level Template
window.
- Employee categories defined in the
Employee Category
window.
- Employment types defined in the
Employment Types window.
- Employee status codes defined in the Employee Status Codes
window.
- Assignment types defined in the
Assignment Types window.
- Job grades defined in the Job Grades windows.
Translations can be entered for the following data descriptions:
- Names of wage codes defined in the
Wage Codes window.
- Descriptions of work time balances defined in the
Balance Definition
window.
- Descriptions of templates defined in the Employee Selection
Templates window.
- Descriptions of absence groups and absence types defined in the
Absence
Configuration window.
- Descriptions of relationship types defined in the
Relationship Type window.
- Descriptions of personal document types defined in the
Personal Document Type
window.
- Names of work time agreements defined in the
Employment
Agreement window.
- Descriptions of property field values defined in the
Property Field Values
window.
- Names of organization units defined in the
Organization Units
window.
- Names of organization levels defined in the
Organization Levels
window.
- Titles of position codes defined in the
Positions
window.
- Titles of jobs defined in the Job window.
- Education level names defined in the Education Levels
window.
- Education field names defined in the Education Fields
widnow.
- License groups defined in the License window.
- License names defined in the License window.
- Industry areas defined in the Industry Areas
window.
Prerequisites
In order to perform this activity, basic data is required to be already
entered in the relevant basic data window.
System Effects
If the Use Translation check box is selected in the
HR Basic Data Translation window, the
translated values will display in the system using the translated text. If this check box is
not selected, the same values will display in the system
using the default text.
Window
HR
Basic Data Translation
Related Window Descriptions
HR Basic Data Translation
Procedure
Perform the following procedure to enter new translations (Wage Codes
basic data window is used as an example);
- Open the
Wage Codes window.
- Populate or query to find the wage code value for which you
require to enter new translations.
- Select the value, right-click and click Translation/Create
Translations to open the HR Basic Data Translation
window.
- The Attribute Key field shows the key of the wage code
value.
- The Default Text field shows the description of the value
reflected in the language in which it was created (global language).
- In the Language Code field, specify the language to which you
want to translate the basic data value description.
- In the Translated Text field, enter the new translation for the
specified language.
- In the header of the window, the Use Translation check box is
selected by default to indicate that the translated text will display in the system instead of the default text
when the relevant language is used. If you clear this check box, the
default text will display in the system instead of the translated text.
- Save the information.
Note: You can open any of the basic data windows which allow
translations (the possible basic data are listed in the Explanation
section of this activity) and translate the data as described in
the procedure above.
Perform the following procedure to view already entered translations;
- Open the
Wage Codes window and find the required
values as you did in the previous procedure.
- Select one or more values for which you want to view existing
translations, right-click and click Translation/View Translations.
- The HR Basic Data Translation window will open and
the translations already entered for the selected values will be listed in
the table of the window.
Perform the following procedure to enter translations using the
HR Basic
Data Translation window in the application navigator;
- Open the HR Basic Data Translation window.
- Populate or query to find the required value for the Module
and Logical Unit fields. This will show the module and the
logical unit in which the basic data values are created i.e. the logical
unit of the basic data window you require.
In the table of the window, the
value (in the
selected logical unit) for which translations have already been created will
be listed.
- If required, modify an existing translation in the Translated Text
field for the relevant language.
- If you are creating a new translation, create a new record and specify
the required language in the Language Code field. Enter the
translation for the language in the Translated Text field.
- Save the information.