Creating translations

Authorized Administrators can create translations from the Translations Administration option, available from the Administrative Functions menu in ISPF. First, you specify source and replacement translation values, then add those translation values to a named translation.

Procedure

  1. Specify a source/replacement value pair:
    1. Navigate to the Translation Values panel (ISPF A.TR.V).
    2. Type ADD on the command line and press Enter.
      The Create a Translation Value panel is displayed.
    3. In the Source field, type the source value that is to be substituted. When this value is found in a report and if translation is in effect for that report, the source value will be processed as the value specified in the Replacement value field. A single wildcard character (?) is accepted. Leading spaces will be respected. The Source field is case-sensitive.
    4. In the Replacement value field, type the value that the source value is to be substituted with. The Replacement value field is case-sensitive.
    5. When you are finished, press F3 (Exit).
      An exit confirmation pop-up window is displayed. Press Enter to save the translation values.
  2. Navigate to the Translations panel (ISPF A.TR.N).
  3. Specify search criteria, or leave the fields blank, and press Enter.
    The resulting list is filtered by your search criteria.
  4. Type ADD on the command line and press Enter.
    The Named Translation panel is displayed.
  5. In the Name field, specify a name for the translation.
    This name must be unique.
  6. In the Status field, type Enabled or Disabled. When Enabled is specified, this translation will be
    If a translation is linked to a template report with a dynamically defined field (Name or Dynamic dist), and the translation is enabled, the translation will be used to determine report conditions and the distribution list name. If the translation is disabled, processing continues without translating any data.
  7. Add a translation value to the named translation:
    1. Type ADD on the command line of the Named Translations panel, and press Enter.
      The Search for Translation Values panel is displayed.
    2. Specify search criteria, or leave the fields blank, and press Enter.
      The resulting list is filtered by your search criteria.
    3. Type S in the CMD column next to the source translation value that you created in step 1, and then press Enter.
      The translation value is added to the table at the bottom of the Named Translation pane.
  8. When you are finished, press F3 (Exit).
    An exit confirmation pop-up window is displayed. Press Enter to save the translation.