Explaining a dashboard bug and a temporary workaround | Learn German in English

German lesson set in a contemporary Berlin everyday setting: At work, two colleagues prepare a calm nontechnical explanation of a dashboard bug and a temporary export workaround..

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Dialogue

A

Das Dashboard hat einen Fehler, aber ich kann ihn ohne technische Details erklären.

Dahss DASH-bord hatt EYE-nen FAY-ler, AH-ber ikh kahn een oh-nuh TEKH-ni-shuh deh-TAILS air-KLAIR-en. The dashboard has a bug, but I can explain it without technical details.
B

Bitte erklär es, denn das Vertriebsteam muss nur wissen, welche Auswirkungen das hat.

BIT-tuh air-KLAIR ess, denn dahss fer-TREEPS-tehm mooss noor VIS-sen, VEL-khuh OWS-veer-koong-en dahss hatt. Please do, because the sales team only needs to know the impact.
A

Einige Diagramme zeigen weiterhin alte Zahlen an, nachdem die Nutzer den Datumsfilter geändert haben.

EYE-ni-guh dee-ah-GRAM-muh ZIGH-en VY-ter-hin AL-tuh TSAHL-en an, nahkh-DAIM dee NOOT-ser den DAH-tooms-FEEL-ter guh-EN-dert HAH-ben. Some charts keep showing old numbers after users change the date filter.
B

Können Nutzer weiterhin den richtigen Bericht herunterladen?

KUR-nen NOOT-ser VY-ter-hin den RIKH-ti-gen beh-RIKHT heh-ROON-ter-LAH-den? Can users still download the correct report?
A

Die exportierten Berichte sind korrekt, daher sind sie eine gute vorübergehende Lösung.

Dee ex-por-TEER-ten beh-RIKH-tuh zint koh-REKT, DAH-hair zint zee EYE-nuh GOO-tuh for-OO-ber-GAY-en-duh LUH-zoong. The exported reports are correct, so they are a good temporary workaround.
B

Wie lange wird es dauern, das Dashboard zu reparieren?

VEE LAHN-guh veert ess DOW-ern, dahss DASH-bord tsoo reh-pah-REE-ren? How long will it take to fix the dashboard?
A

Wir können das Problem nachstellen, und ein Update sollte morgen fertig sein.

Veer KUR-nen dahss proh-BLAYM nahkh-SHTEL-len, oont ayn UP-dayt SHOL-tuh MOR-gen FERT-ikh zine. We can reproduce the issue, and an update should be ready tomorrow.
B

Dann kann ich dem Team sagen, dass es die exportierten Berichte verwenden soll, bis das Update fertig ist.

Dahn kahn ikh daym tehm SAH-gen, dahss ess dee ex-por-TEER-ten beh-RIKH-tuh fer-VEN-den zoll, biss dahss UP-dayt FERT-ikh ist. Then I can tell the team to use the exported reports until the update is ready.
A

Eine kurze Notiz mit Screenshots sollte helfen.

EYE-nuh KOOR-tsuh noh-TEETS mitt SCREEN-shots SHOL-tuh HEL-fen. A short note with screenshots should help.
B

Dadurch wird es leichter, die Nachricht ruhig zu vermitteln.

Dah-DOORKH veert ess LIGHKH-ter, dee NAHKH-rikht ROO-ikh tsoo fer-MIT-teln. That will make the message easier to deliver calmly.

Word by Word

Das At the start of the first sentence, Das means “the” before Dashboard. The lowercase form das later refers back to the situation in welche Auswirkungen das hat.
Dashboard Dashboard refers to the workplace data display that has the error. It is used here as the subject of hat and as the object of reparieren.
hat Hat means “has” in Das Dashboard hat einen Fehler. It is the form of haben used with the singular subject Dashboard.
einen Einen means “a” before the problem named in einen Fehler. This form accompanies the masculine object Fehler in this sentence.
Fehler Fehler means an error or bug; here it is the problem in the dashboard. In a workplace explanation, it can identify something that needs to be corrected.
aber Aber connects the bug with the contrasting ability to explain it without technical details. It is useful when acknowledging a problem and then adding a reassuring or opposing point.
ich Ich means “I” and identifies the speaker who can explain the problem. It commonly appears before a finite verb in a simple statement, as in ich kann.
kann Kann means “can” and expresses the speaker’s ability to explain the problem. It is followed by the infinitive erklären, and this pattern is useful for describing what someone is able to do.
ihn Ihn refers to the masculine noun Fehler and means “it” in kann ich ihn ... erklären. It is the object of erklären, so it points to the thing being explained.
ohne Ohne means “without” and introduces what is left out of the explanation: ohne technische Details. It is useful for saying that something is done without a particular person, object, or feature.
technische Technische describes the Details as technical in ohne technische Details. It helps specify that the explanation will leave out specialized information.
Details Details means specific pieces of information; here the speaker will explain the bug without technical details. The word is useful when referring to information that is more specific than the main point.
erklären Erklären means “explain” and names the action the speaker can perform. It appears as an infinitive after kann and is useful for making something understandable to another person.
Bitte Bitte makes the request polite in Bitte erklär es. In this dialogue it softens the direct request for an explanation.
erklär Erklär means “explain” as a direct request to one colleague. It is used with Bitte to ask the other person to clarify the dashboard problem.
es Es refers to the thing that should be explained, namely the dashboard error. In Bitte erklär es, it is the object of erklär.
denn Denn means “because” and gives the reason for the request. It connects two main clauses, so the following clause keeps ordinary main-clause word order.
Vertriebsteam Vertriebsteam means “sales team,” the group that needs a practical understanding of the problem. It is the subject of muss in the explanation of what the team needs to know.
muss Muss means “must” or “needs to” and expresses the sales team’s limited requirement. It is followed by the infinitive wissen, as in muss nur wissen.
nur Nur means “only” and limits what the sales team needs to know to the impact. It is useful for narrowing a requirement or separating essential information from extra detail.
wissen Wissen means “know” in muss nur wissen, welche Auswirkungen das hat. It follows muss as an infinitive and introduces the information the team needs.
welche Welche introduces the question of which effects are involved in welche Auswirkungen das hat. Here it points forward to the specific impacts being asked about.
Auswirkungen Auswirkungen means “effects” or “impacts” in welche Auswirkungen das hat. It is useful when explaining the practical results of a technical problem.
Einige Einige means “some” and limits the statement to part of the charts. It is useful when a problem affects several items but not necessarily all of them.
Diagramme Diagramme means “charts” or “diagrams,” the visual elements that display the old numbers. In this dialogue, these are the items showing the problem.
zeigen Zeigen means “show” or “display” in the description of what the charts do. The later particle an completes the verb’s display meaning, and the verb is useful for describing visible information.
weiterhin Weiterhin means “still” or “continuing to,” showing that the charts keep displaying the old numbers. It is useful for describing a condition that remains after an action or change.
alte Alte describes Zahlen as old or no longer current in alte Zahlen. Here it contrasts the displayed values with the values expected after the date filter changes.
Zahlen Zahlen means “numbers,” specifically the values shown in the charts. The word is useful when discussing numerical results, totals, or measurements.
an An is the particle that completes zeigen in the sentence about the charts displaying old numbers. It appears at the end of the main clause because the separable verb is split in this sentence.
nachdem Nachdem means “after” and introduces the event that precedes the continued display of old numbers. It introduces a subordinate clause, where the finite verb comes at the end.
die Die means “the” before Nutzer in die Nutzer den Datumsfilter geändert haben. Here it identifies the users who changed the filter.
Nutzer Nutzer means “users,” the people who change the date filter. In the dialogue, they are the subject of geändert haben.
den Den means “the” before Datumsfilter in den Datumsfilter geändert haben. It identifies the specific filter that the users changed.
Datumsfilter Datumsfilter means “date filter,” the control used to select a date range or date value. It is the object of geändert in the description of the users’ action.
geändert Geändert means “changed” and describes what the users did to the date filter. Together with haben, it expresses the completed change in the nachdem clause.
haben Haben is the auxiliary used with geändert in die Nutzer den Datumsfilter geändert haben. Because the subject is plural Nutzer, this is the form used at the end of the subordinate clause.
Können Können means “can” in the question about whether users can still download the correct report. It comes first because this is a yes-or-no question, and it is the form used with plural Nutzer.
richtigen Richtigen describes the Bericht as the correct or accurate one in den richtigen Bericht. It distinguishes the usable report from the incorrect values shown in some charts.
Bericht Bericht means “report,” the file users may download instead of relying on the faulty chart display. It is useful for referring to a formal written or exported result.
herunterladen Herunterladen means “download” in Können Nutzer weiterhin den richtigen Bericht herunterladen? It follows the modal verb können as the action users may still perform.
exportierten Exportierten describes the Berichte as exported reports. In this dialogue, it identifies the reports whose data is correct and which can serve as a temporary solution.
Berichte Berichte means “reports,” specifically the exported reports that contain correct information. The word is useful when referring to several report files or documents.
sind Sind means “are” in Die exportierten Berichte sind korrekt. It is the form of sein used with the plural subject Berichte.
korrekt Korrekt means “correct” or accurate in the statement about the exported reports. It gives the reason they can be used while the dashboard is being fixed.
daher Daher means “therefore” and introduces the consequence that the reports are a good temporary solution. It can appear at the start of a main clause, followed immediately by the verb, as in daher sind.
eine Eine means “a” in eine gute vorübergehende Lösung and also appears capitalized as Eine before Notiz at the start of a sentence. It introduces one nonspecific noun in both dialogue phrases.
gute Gute describes the temporary solution as useful or suitable. It helps evaluate the exported reports positively in response to the dashboard problem.
vorübergehende Vorübergehende means “temporary” and shows that the Lösung is intended only until the dashboard update is ready. It is useful for describing an arrangement that will not be permanent.
Lösung Lösung means “solution”; here it refers to a workaround for the dashboard problem rather than the final repair. The phrase vorübergehende Lösung identifies something usable for a limited period.
Wie Wie means “how” in the question about the time needed to repair the dashboard. Together with lange, it asks about the duration of the repair.
lange Lange marks the length of time in Wie lange wird es dauern. This form is useful when asking how much time an action or process requires.
wird Wird helps form the future question Wie lange wird es dauern? It is the form of werden used with es and places the question in the future.
dauern Dauern means “take time” or “last” in wird es dauern. It is useful for asking or stating the duration of a repair, process, or event.
zu Zu marks the infinitive in das Dashboard zu reparieren. It connects the action of repairing with the duration question.
reparieren Reparieren means “repair” or “fix” and names the planned action on the dashboard. It appears after zu in the expression das Dashboard zu reparieren.
Wir Wir means “we” and identifies the group that can reproduce the problem. It is the subject of können in the technical update.
Problem Problem means “problem” or “issue”; here it is the dashboard issue that the team can reproduce. It appears in das Problem nachstellen, where it is the object of nachstellen.
nachstellen Nachstellen means “reproduce” in das Problem nachstellen, meaning to make the same issue happen again for investigation. This is useful when describing a bug that can be reliably recreated.
und Und means “and” and links the ability to reproduce the problem with the expected readiness of the update. It joins two related statements in the same sentence.
ein Ein means “an” before Update in ein Update. It introduces one nonspecific update that should be ready tomorrow.
Update Update means “update,” referring to the software change expected to address the dashboard issue. It is described as becoming ready tomorrow.
sollte Sollte expresses an expectation that the update should be ready tomorrow. It softens the statement from a definite promise to an expected result.
morgen Morgen means “tomorrow” and specifies when the update is expected to be ready. It is useful for giving a near-future time reference.
fertig Fertig means “ready” or “finished” in fertig sein. Here it describes the update as completed and available for use.
sein Sein means “be” in ein Update sollte morgen fertig sein. It follows sollte and completes the expression describing the update’s expected state.
Dann Dann means “then” and marks the next action that follows from the update information. Here it introduces the speaker’s plan to tell the team what to use.
dem Dem means “the” before Team in dem Team sagen. It marks the team as the recipient of what the speaker will say.
Team Team means “team,” specifically the group that should use the exported reports temporarily. It appears as the recipient in dem Team sagen.
sagen Sagen means “tell” or “say” in dem Team sagen, dass es die exportierten Berichte verwenden soll. It introduces the information the speaker plans to communicate to the team.
dass Dass means “that” and introduces the content of what the speaker will tell the team. It begins a subordinate clause, with soll placed at the end.
verwenden Verwenden means “use” in dass es die exportierten Berichte verwenden soll. It names the action the team is expected to take with the correct reports.
soll Soll means “should” or “is supposed to” in the instruction that the team use the exported reports. It appears at the end of the dass clause because that clause is subordinate.
bis Bis means “until” and sets the time limit for using the exported reports. It introduces the point when the update is ready.
ist Ist means “is” in bis das Update fertig ist. It is the form of sein used with the singular subject Update and appears at the end of the subordinate clause.
kurze Kurze describes the Notiz as short in Eine kurze Notiz mit Screenshots. It emphasizes that a brief written explanation should be enough.
Notiz Notiz means “note,” referring to a short written message that explains the issue with screenshots. It is presented as something that should help the team.
mit Mit means “with” and connects the note to the screenshots included with it. It is useful for describing something accompanied by another item.
Screenshots Screenshots means “screenshots,” the images that can show the dashboard problem directly. They are included with the short note to make the explanation clearer.
helfen Helfen means “help” in Eine kurze Notiz mit Screenshots sollte helfen. It describes the note and screenshots as assisting with the communication of the problem.
Dadurch Dadurch means “as a result” or “by doing that” and refers to the note with screenshots. It links that action to the result that conveying the message becomes easier.
leichter Leichter means “easier” in Dadurch wird es leichter, die Nachricht ruhig zu vermitteln. It describes a reduction in difficulty and is useful when explaining that support makes an action simpler.
Nachricht Nachricht means “message,” here the explanation that needs to be communicated to the team. It is the object of vermitteln.
ruhig Ruhig means “calmly” in ruhig zu vermitteln and describes the manner of delivering the message. It emphasizes a calm, non-alarming way to communicate a problem.
vermitteln Vermitteln means “convey” or “communicate” in die Nachricht ruhig zu vermitteln. It describes passing the explanation on to the team in an understandable way.

Grammar Points

Trennbare Verben: herunter|laden

Wir laden den Bericht herunter.

Veer LAH-den dayn beh-RIKHT heh-ROON-ter.

We download the report.

Bei trennbaren Verben steht die Vorsilbe im Hauptsatz am Satzende: laden ... herunter.

Adjektivendung nach dem bestimmten Artikel

Die technische Lösung ist korrekt.

Dee TEKH-ni-shuh LUH-zoong ist koh-REKT.

The technical solution is correct.

Nach dem bestimmten Artikel erhält das Adjektiv hier die Endung -e: die technisch-e Lösung.

German Vocabulary

alt adj
AHLT old alte
Auswirkung noun
OWS-veer-koong impact; effect Auswirkungen
Dashboard noun
DASH-bord dashboard
Detail noun
deh-TILE detail Details
Diagramm noun
dee-ah-GRAM chart; diagram Diagramme
erklären verb
air-KLAIR-en to explain
Fehler noun
FAY-ler error; bug
Nutzer noun
NOOT-ser user
technisch adj
TEKH-nish technical technische
Vertriebsteam noun
fer-TREEPS-tehm sales team
weiterhin adv
VY-ter-hin still; continuing to
Zahl noun
TSAHL number Zahlen

Quiz

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detail

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dashboard

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impact; effect

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chart; diagram

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