Using labels

Using labels instead of plain text has these advantages:

• Improved standardization: a single label is used by all software components
• Easier software maintenance: the layout of forms, reports, and menus becomes language-independent
• Easy and fast translation: the label description is only translated once
• Enhanced customization facilities: changes in the central label file have an effect on all the packages
• The alignment of a label (left or right) on multi-occurrence forms and reports is linked to the alignment of the associated table field

For example, using labels makes it possible to display and print the text in the correct language on these components:

• Forms
• Reports
• Menus

For each label, specify this information:

• The label code, which identifies the label.
• The label variant descriptions which can be translated into different languages.

You can specify multiple descriptions with different lengths or heights for a label.