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Störungsmelder

English translation: person reporting the problem

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German term or phrase:Störungsmelder
English translation:person reporting the problem
Entered by: Yuu Andou

09:47 Feb 19, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - SAP / Störungsbehebung
German term or phrase: Störungsmelder
Das System legt einen Wechselbeleg an und sendet eine Anforderung an den MSBA, der auf die Anforderung reagiert und die Störung behebt oder nicht. Beabsichtigt der MSBA die Störung zu beheben, sendet er eine Bestätigung an den ***Störungsmelder***, andernfalls sendet er eine Ablehnung an den Störungsmelder.
Yuu Andou
Local time: 00:09
person reporting the problem
Explanation:
klingt vielleicht etwas platt, aber schau mal hier:

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_06/helpdata/EN/fb/ea879309db...

Ansonsten würde etwas mehr Kontext helfen. Um welche Applikation geht es genau (PP, PM, Solution Manager...)?
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Oliver_F
Germany
Local time: 17:09
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Danke schoen!
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Summary of answers provided
3failure or malfunction indicating unit
Ellen Kraus
3defect alarm/warning
Ramey Rieger (X)
3reporter
Bernd Runge
3person reporting the problem
Oliver_F
3complainant / troubleshooter
Angora van Doorn


  

Answers


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failure or malfunction indicating unit


Explanation:
I´d say

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Note added at 28 Min. (2012-02-19 10:15:42 GMT)
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in line with the following link the word might also be <malfunction indicator or malfunction indicating operator>
reliabilityweb.com/.../writing_work_requests_w...4 Jun 2010 – In SAP, the system proposes the malfunction start and end dates / times ... Also, operators must be sure to indicate that a failure exists in some ...


Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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defect alarm/warning


Explanation:
an alternative

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: English
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person reporting the problem


Explanation:
klingt vielleicht etwas platt, aber schau mal hier:

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_06/helpdata/EN/fb/ea879309db...

Ansonsten würde etwas mehr Kontext helfen. Um welche Applikation geht es genau (PP, PM, Solution Manager...)?

Oliver_F
Germany
Local time: 17:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 32
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Danke schoen!
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complainant / troubleshooter


Explanation:
This would depend on whether it is a human or a machine doing the reporting?

Otherwise in the auto industry such a piece of equipment is called a malfunction indicator

Example sentence(s):
  • not functioning correctly, the ...driver shall be informed of a problem by the malfunction indicator (MI) ...
Angora van Doorn
South Africa
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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