TRANSLATE command in sap ABAP

TRANSLATE command
Syntax
TRANSLATE TO UPPER CASE.
TRANSLATE TO LOWER CASE.
These statements convert all lower case letters in the field to upper case or vice versa.

You can use TRANSLATE to substitute the characters in a string like replace. But the main difference between Translate and Replace is that Replace statement replaces only one occurrence of particular character while Translate replaces all the occurrences of the character.

When using substitution rules, use the following syntax:
Syntax
TRANSLATE USING .