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4.5.4 Defining Invoice Language Translation

Language Translation Tables allow you to print invoices for
different customers with descriptions for charging element
units, charging elements, and invoice categories in different
languages.  This is accomplished by creating a set of
translation tables for each language that you want to use and
then referencing the appropriate set in Invoice Format
Options (MWF;4;2;3;2;5).

Language Translation Tables is option 4 on the Special
Requirements Menu.  Use this option to create translation
tables for charging element units and descriptions, invoice
category descriptions, and credit category descriptions.  The
translations can be used on invoices instead of the
descriptions in the default Charging Element, Invoice
Category, and Credit Category tables.

Each set of tables is associated with a language identifier.
You specify the language identifier on the Accounting Options
Invoice Format Options panel to cause the invoices printed
with the formats to use the charging element and invoice
category translations that you entered for the associated
language.

The translations are generated to SAS PROC FORMATS named
$ACTTRnx, where n is 1 - 4 ( 1 refers to charging element
units, 2 to charging element descriptions, 3 to invoice
category descriptions, and 4 to credit category descriptions)
and x is the language identifier.

The credit category translations are not used on the standard
invoices, but the generated $ACTTR4x (where x is a language
identifier) formats are available for you to use in your own
programs.

The following sections contain a worksheet to help you
prepare to use the language translation feature and an
example of a completed worksheet.

 1 - Invoice Language Translation Worksheet
 2 - Invoice Language Translation Example