SAP Note 8856 - 'Postfach' in address in incorrect language

Component : Address Management / Business Address Services - Financial Accounting

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/8856 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
In SAP systems, when printing foreign addresses, the term "Postfach" (PO box) may not appear in the recipient's language but in another language, such as the logon language or English. This issue arises because "Postfach" isn't translated for the specific language and is stored as numbered text in SAPLSADR. The ADDRESS_INTO_PRINTFORM function module reads this text using SET LANGUAGE ABAP command. In earlier releases, if the language isn't available, English is used. In later releases, the secondary language can be defined using zcsa/second_language profile parameter. Solutions include translating the text element into the recipient's language or setting the secondary language parameter.

Key words :
word 'postfach'cs  czech           postboxda  danish          postboksde  german          postfachen  english         po boxes  spanish         apartadofi  finnish        pl             <abbreviation, postilokero>fr  french          boîte postalehu  hungarian       postafiókit  italian         cpnl  dutch           postbusno  norwegian       postbokspl  polish          skr, translation -> short texts -> abap/4 -> program texts, translation -> short texts -> program -> numbered texts, pt  portuguese      caixa postalsk  slovakian, profile parameter zcsa/second_languageby setting, german text 'postfach', profile parameter zcsa/second_language, profile parameter zcsa/second_language 1, delivers error message sd836

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