Runtime data language selection in object instance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8935147-B2
Application number	US-96795907-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2007
Priority date	Dec 31, 2007
Publication date	Jan 13, 2015
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015

Abstract

A method of handling different languages in an object, such as a business object includes receiving a language selection indication within a business object instance interface. Data within the business object is displayed for at least one data field in the selected language. Edited data for at least one data field within the business object is received, and other language versions of the edited data in the at least one data field may be modified.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer implemented method comprising:
providing a display of a user interface into an instance of a business object of a logged into application showing multiple fields and data and providing access to functions for user interaction with the instance of the business object to execute functions of the business object;
receiving a first language selection indication using a first language switch within a business object instance interface of the logged into application, the first language selection selecting from a plurality of maintained languages, wherein each maintained language includes available text for at least one data field;
displaying first data for the at least one data field within the business object instance, the first data including the available text presented in the first selected language;
receiving a second language selection indication using a second language switch to display user editable language dependent data within the business object instance interface for at least one language dependent data field for all of several languages without logging out of the application;
displaying second data for the at least one data field within the business object instance, the second data presented in the second selected language, the second data being the same as the first data translated into the second selected language;
receiving edits to the first data into the user interface;
receiving a translation command into the user interface; and
in response to receiving the edits to the first data and receiving the translation command into the user interface, modifying other language versions of the edited first data in the at least one data field, the other language versions including the displayed second data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein a user provides translated text for modifying other language versions of the edited data in the at least one data field.

3. The method of claim 2 and further comprising providing a user a pane containing editable data corresponding to the at least one data field in a selected language.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein an external auto-translation service is accessed to modify other language versions of the edited data in the at least one data field.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the external auto-translation service comprises an Internet server.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the data field comprises logon text.

7. The method of claim 1 and further comprising providing a user interface mask to the business object, and wherein the edited data in the at least one data field is received from a pane in the user interface mask.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the pane is capable of receiving text copied from a translation source and pasted into the pane.

9. The method of claim 1 and further comprising collecting all language dependent fields from all views of a current business object.

10. A computer implemented method comprising:
providing a display of a user interface into an instance of a business object of a logged into application showing multiple fields and data and providing access to functions for user interaction with the instance of the business object to execute functions of the business object;
displaying a first language switch in a user interface of the application displaying language dependent data during running of the application, the first language switch operable to select a first language from a plurality of maintained languages, wherein each maintained language includes available text for at least one data field;
displaying a second language switch in the user interface of the application displaying language dependent data during running of the application, the second language switch operable to select a second language from all of several languages;
receiving a first language selection indication using the first language switch within the user interface corresponding to the business object instance;
displaying first data within the interface including the available text for at least one maintained language dependent data field in the first selected language;
receiving a second language selection indication using the second language switch within the user interface corresponding to the business object instance;
displaying second data within the interface for at least one user editable language dependent data field, the second data being the same as the first data translated into the second language;
receiving edits to the first data into the user interface for the at least one user editable language dependent field;
receiving a translation command into the user interface; and
in response to receiving the edits to the first data and receiving the translation command into the user interface, modifying other language versions of the edited first data in the at least one data field without logging out of the application, the other language versions including the displayed second data.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10 wherein the second language switch comprises a pull down menu providing a language translation option.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 11 and further comprising providing a language translation screen upon receiving an indication from the second language switch that a language translation option has been selected.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein an external auto-translation service is accessed to modify other language versions of the edited data in the at least one data field.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the external auto-translation service comprises an Internet server.

15. The method of claim 12 and further comprising providing a user interface mask to the business object, and wherein the edited data in the at least one data field is received from a pane in the user interface mask.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the pane is capable of receiving text copied from a translation source and pasted into the pane.

17. The method of claim 12 and further comprising collecting all language dependent fields from all views of a current business object.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein the data field comprises logon text.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions thereon for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
providing a display of a user interface into an instance of a business object of a logged into application showing multiple fields and data and providing access to functions for user interaction with the instance of the business object to execute functions of the business object;
receiving a first language selection indication using a first language switch within a business object instance interface of the logged into application, the first language selection selecting from a plurality of maintained languages, wherein each maintained language includes available text for at least one data field;
displaying first data for the at least one data field within the business object instance, the first data including the available text presented in the first selected language;
receiving a second language selection indication using a second language switch to display user editable language dependent data within the business object instance interface for at least one language dependent data field for all of several languages without logging out of the application;
displaying second data for the at least one data field within the business object instance, the second data presented in the second selected language, the second data b

Assignees

• Stern Andre
• Kernke Christoph
• Willumeit Heinz
• Arend Udo
• Sap Se

Inventors

• Stern Andre
• Kernke Christoph
• Willumeit Heinz
• Arend Udo

Classifications

• G06Q10/00 Primary

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