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Adding String Translations for Siebel Analytics Metadata

The procedure in this topic is part of Adding Custom Translations to S_MSG Table.

The following procedure describes how to add string translations for Siebel Analytics metadata to the S_MSG table. This task occurs in Siebel Tools and in the Server Administration Tool.

To add string translations for Siebel Analytics metadata

1. Open Siebel Tools and connect to your database.
2. Navigate to Screens Menu > System Administration > Strings.

   Right-click and select New Record from the menu to add a new record.

3. Obtain the Message Key from the Server Administration Tool.
   1. In the Server Administration Tool, right-click on the new Presentation layer metadata object and select Properties from the menu.
   2. The Message key is displayed in the dialog box under Custom Display Name. The Message key is the part that starts with CN_.

      For example, double-click the Pipeline catalog folder in the Presentation layer. The Custom Display name is Valueof(NQ_SESSION.CN_Pipeline). CN_Pipeline is the Message Key.

4. Select your deployment language.
5. Select the Message Type, depending on which one was added in Step 4 of the procedure in Adding Lists of Values for Siebel Analytics Metadata.

   Application	Display Value	Description
   Siebel Operational Applications	Metadata	Analytics Metadata Strings
   Siebel Financial Services	FINS_Metadata	Analytics Financial Services Metadata Strings

6. Select the Message Level AnalyticsNew.
   1. In the Message Text column, add the translation of the object.
   2. Check the flags (set to Yes) for the Translate and Active columns.
   3. Set the Error Message # column to 0.
7. Select the Message Facility, depending on which one was added in Step 5 of the procedure in Adding Lists of Values for Siebel Analytics Metadata.

   Application	Display Value	Description
   Siebel Operational Applications	HMF	Analytics Message Facility
   Siebel Financial Services	FIN	Financial Services Message Facility

8. Repeat Step 3 through Step 7 for each new metadata object string.
9. Exit Siebel Tools, the Server Administration Tool, and restart the Siebel Analytics Server.