Categoraal

English translation: categorial AND category

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Dutch term or phrase:Categoraal
English translation:categorial AND category
Entered by: jads

08:01 Jan 10, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Food & Drink / Food production
Dutch term or phrase: Categoraal
Het is in de grondstoffenbestand niet toegestaan zowel een 'categoraal' als een 'samenstelling' in te stellen. Wanneer een categoraal was ingevuld was het echter nog steeds mogelijk door op enter te drukken in de kolom 'grondstof' om een artikellijst op te roepen en een artikel te kiezen.

We're talking here about the food production process.
jads
categorial AND category
Explanation:
I believe the same word is "incorrectly" being used for two ideas. In the first usage it refers to "catergorial" or "categoric", in the second usage perhaps "category" is the best term.
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Local time: 13:04
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categorial


Explanation:
Components for User Interfaces (2)

I think this is to do with the use of SAP or some similar system;
http://en.sap.info/?s=categorial
… up of concepts (objects) of differing degrees of abstraction. Each object may be of the type “categorial” or “enumerating”. The header data of an invoice, for instance, consists of different information that can be represented as a form (categorial). The invoice line items, on the other hand, are enumerating and can be easily represented in a table. During the re-engineering of a large number of business activities, SAP established that the specific object structure is often part of …

Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 13:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 5
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categorial AND category


Explanation:
I believe the same word is "incorrectly" being used for two ideas. In the first usage it refers to "catergorial" or "categoric", in the second usage perhaps "category" is the best term.

Linda Gould (X)
Belgium
Local time: 13:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Yes, I agree. You helped me in the right direction.
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