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3009416 - Wrong VAT Translation for Portuguese

Symptom

When previewing a Customer Invoice document, you see that the description for VAT in Portuguese is showing "Imposto sobre valor agregado" and not "Imposto sobre valor acrescentado".

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Customer Invoicing work center.
  2. Select the Invoice Documents view.
  3. Search for the ID ABC (ABC represents the ID of the Customer Invoice).
  4. Click Preview.

The description for the VAT shows as the following: Imposto sobre valor agregado p/ Port. (23 %).

Cause

Both translations are correction, however, the displayed value of "Imposto sobre valor agregado" is the most common value used in Brazil.  The standard translation in SAP Business ByDesign is the Brazilian Portuguese.

Resolution

This is the system expected behavior.

What can be used to perform text changes, is the Customer Language Adaptation Tool.

See Also

Customer Language Adaptation Tool Guide

Keywords

VAT, Imposto Sobre, Valor Agregado, Translation , KBA , AP-CI-CI , Customer Invoice , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions