SAP Consulting Collaborates with Across Systems to Provide Automated Processes for Translating SAP ERP Master Data

Companies implement a seamless solution for creation of multilingual master data
LOS ANGELES & KARLSBAD, Germany--(Business Wire)--
Starting immediately, SAP users can profit from a seamless solution for
translating master data created with the SAP enterprise resource planning
system. In close cooperation with Across Systems, the Process Integration
E-Commerce Department of SAP Consulting Deutschland has developed a consulting
solution for linking the ERP system to the Across Language Server. Thus, the
translation processing of master data and product information is carried out
fully 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 new offer from the two providers addresses companies operating at an
international level that need to translate their master data for catalogs and
data sheets, as well as price lists and order confirmations, into numerous
languages.

The Across Language Server provides a central platform for all corporate
language resources and translation processes. The integrated solution is
comprised of a translation memory, a terminology system, and a universal
translation editor. The solution's standard equipment includes powerful tools
for handling and managing translation projects and for seamless cooperation of
internal and external staff members, translators, and reviewers.

Optimized Translation Processes

The consulting solution of SAP Consulting Deutschland 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 translation
workflow is initiated in the ERP system. The system sends content and project
parameters directly to the Across Language Server, where a corresponding project
is set up. The Across Language Server can either be an in-house server or an
external server, such as one used in a foreign subsidiary or at a language
service provider.

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.

Authoring Support

Another interface option called crossAuthor enables authors to create
translation-oriented texts. When developing new documents, authors can access
the entries in the translation memory and in the terminology system of the
Across Language Server directly from the SAP ERP application editor and use them
in their texts. This approach provides for more consistency in product
information and master data, while significantly minimizing translation costs
through high repeat rate.

About Across Systems

Across Systems (www.across.net), based in Karlsbad, Germany, and in Glendale,
CA, is the manufacturer of the Across Language Server - the world's leading
independent linguistic supply chain technology.

The Across Language Server is a central software platform for all corporate
language resources and for controlling translation processes and workflows. The
system simplifies, accelerates, and improves the management, coordination, and
implementation of translations. Open interfaces enable the direct integration of
corresponding systems, e.g. CMS, catalog, or ERP solutions. By using Across,
translation costs can be cut drastically, and the investment in Across usually
pays off in a very short time.

Press contact America
Across:
Beth Walsh, Clearpoint Agency, Inc.
+1-858-724-2500
beth@clearpointagency.com
or
Reader contact Across:
Across Systems, Inc.
Phone +1 877 922 7677
americas@across.net
Across Systems GmbH
Phone +49 7248 925 425
international@across.net

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