3574166 - Incorrect G/L Account Description When Logged On In Different Languages Other Than English

Incorrect G/L Account description when logged on in different languages other than English.

SAP Business ByDesign

• Log on using a language different than EN.
• Go to General Ledger work center.
• Go to Journal Entries view.
• Search for the Journal Entry ID in question.
• Check the G/L Account description, and it show a wrong translation based on the EN description.

The G/L Account is custom content and has never been delivered by SAP.

As the G/L Account has been created by the customer, the customer has the possibility to maintain the translations according to their needs / preferences and these translations will not be overwritten, as they are not part of standard SAP deliveries.  

Maintain the correct translation for these text in other language as below:

• Go to the Business Configuration work center.
• Access the Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination activity (either from the activity list of the Implementation project or from the Overview if your system is live already).
• Press Edit Account Determination Groups.
• Press Translate and then Expand All.
• Select the Target Language, for example German.
• Maintain the description in the local language for G/L Account Determination Group.
• Press OK.
• Press Save.

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