The Process Integration E-Commerce Department of SAP Consulting Deutschland, in partnership with Across Systems, has developed a new automated process for linking the ERP system to the Across Language Server (ALS).
According to the company, the translation processing of master data and product information is carried out automatically: from creating a translation project in SAP ERP to forwarding texts and meta data to the Across Language Server, from automatic generation of translation jobs to the final storing of finished translations into the SAP system.
The Across Language Server provides a central platform for all corporate language resources and translation processes. The integrated offering is comprised of a translation memory, a terminology system, and a universal translation editor. The standard equipment includes tools for handling and managing translation projects and for cooperation of internal and external staff members, translators, and reviewers.
The new system reportedly enables automated, transparent and continuous processing of translation projects. Languages into which individual entries should be translated can be defined directly in the system even while creating reference data in SAP ERP – from material master data, text blocks and product catalogs to other text objects. The Across Language Server can either be an in-house server or an external server.
Processing steps include assignment to individual translators, matching with the translation memory, the translation itself, quality assurance, release and so on. After all applicable steps have been concluded, the Across Language Server returns the target text content directly to the SAP system. There, it can be used for publication of foreign language catalogues, flyers, labels and other product information.
As a learning system, the Across Language Server saves all new word choices used in a translation. This wording is then automatically available for reuse in future translations.
