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Configuring Nontranslatable Locale Object Properties

A locale can be one of the following:

• Translatable. For example, a text string that defines a control label.
• Nontranslatable. For example, the HTML Sequence property, HTML Height property, or HTML Width property of a control.

User interface conventions can vary by locale. For example, one locale might require a different sequence of fields from another locale. To configure a nontranslatable object property for a locale, you can enable language override mode. This mode allows you to store a nontranslatable, locale property as a child locale record of the parent object.

The following example assumes a Siebel enterprise requires Japanese (JPN) and four Western European languages. Japanese does not use middle names but Western European languages do use middle names. Japanese uses the family name first. Western European languages use the family name last.

To configure nontranslatable locale object properties

1. Set the language mode to JPN.

   For more information, see Setting the Language Mode.

2. Enable language override.

   If you do not enable language override, and if you compile any of the Western European languages, then Siebel CRM uses the Japanese configuration of no middle name and family name first. For more information, see Enabling Language Override.

3. In the Object List Editor, locate the object you must modify.

   For more information, see Locating and Modifying an Object Definition in the Object List Editor.

4. To define locale values, modify the object properties:
   1. To hide the middle name, remove the value from the Title-String Override property.
   2. Reverse the order of the first name and last name.

      You modify these locale values to meet the needs that this example requires. The locale values you must modify depend on your business requirements. You can use the Object List Editor or the layout editor.

5. Compile these modifications to the JPN.srf file.

   For more information, see Compiling Your Modifications.