SAP Note 15430 - Translating units of measure

Symptom:

Units of measure cannot currently be translated from the maintenance transaction for units of measure (OMSC).

Other terms

CUNI

Solution

To translate the UoMs into an installed system language, we recommend the following procedure:

• Log on in both the source language and the target language.

• Call the transaction for maintaining units of measure in the target language (Transaction CUNI). In the field to the right of pushbutton "Units of measure, select the dimension to maintain using F4 and press the "Units of measure" pushbutton.

• Do the same for the source language (only display is possible, as the data is already being maintained in the target language).

• You can now maintain the language-specific entries in the target language, using the display of the source language as a reference.

This procedure guarantees data consistency.

If this procedure is not possible because the target language has not been installed, then you have to use the translation tool to perform the translation. Proceed as follows:

• Use Transaction SM31 to check whether the keys of the languages to be used are maintained in Table TSKT9. If this is not the case, maintain the table using Transaction SM31.

• Call the translation tool (Transaction CUNI, Go to -> Translation -> Units of measure).

Enter the language keys of the required source and target languages and confirm. You can now translate both the language-specific keys (business and technical display of the UoM) and the short texts. Please note that the language-specific key must be uniquely assigned. One language-specific key must always be used for one unit only.