properties.md

Translation Files in ABAP File Formats

File Format

The file format for translation is properties and consists of key value pairs, e.g.

key=value
...

The key refers to the text that is translated (source language), whereas value is the actual translated text. A key follows the convenction of JSONPath when refering to data in JSON files.

File Name

The translation of an ABAP object are stored in file named <object_name>.<object_type>.i18n.<language>.properties

Example

Assume that the ABAP object is represented by

{
  "formatVersion": "1",
  "header": {
    "description": "Hello",
    "originalLanguage": "en"
  },
  "descriptions": {
    "methods": [
      {
        "name": "METHOD_ONE",
        "description": "One",
      },
      {
        "name": "METHOD_TWO",
        "description": "Two",
      }
    ]
  }
}

with the translation relevant texts being all descriptions. Then the translation file (for french) is

$.header.description=Bonjour
$.descriptions.methods[?(@.name=='METHOD_ONE')].description=Un
$.descriptions.methods[?(@.name=='METHOD_TWO')].description=Deux