Multiple language support in SAP

SAP can save data in multiple languages.

SAP can save the following data in multiple languages:

Language codes are written to the SPRAS field in related SAP database tables.

ZBC_SAPMXCONFIG table

The ZBC_SAPMXCONFIG table in SAP identifies the Maximo® base language and additional languages that the integration recognizes.

The required MXBASELANG variable in that table identifies the Maximo base language. The table can contain one MXBASELANG entry.

The optional MXLANGUAGE variable identifies additional languages. The table can contain zero, one, or multiple MXLANGUAGE entries. The ABAP and IDOC programs use the ZBC_SAPMXCONFIG table to determine the languages in which to send descriptions and purchase order text to Maximo Asset Management.

In SAP you work in the base language associated with your company code and employee profile. If the same data exists in multiple languages in SAP, the integration sends the data to Maximo Asset Management in each language that is included in the ZBC_SAPMXCONFIG table.

Example

If the SAP description of a material exists in English, French, and German, and those three languages are defined in MXBASELANG and MXLANGUAGE variables in the ZBC_SAPMXCONFIG table, the integration generates one inbound item interface containing the item description in three languages.

Units of measure

SAP can maintain units of measure in multiple languages. However, the integration sends unit of sure codes to Maximo Asset Management in the SAP base language (the MXBASELANG variable in the ZBC_SAPMXCONFIG table) only.

Descriptions and PO text

The integration can send short and long descriptions and PO text to Maximo Asset Management in the languages referenced by the MXBASELANG and MXLANGUAGE variables in the ZBC_SAPMXCONFIG table.

If an SAP material master record contains a long description and PO text, the integration sends just the PO text, which it stores in the LONGDESCRIPTION table in Maximo Asset Management.