How to develop a study across multiple locales

You specify the default locale for a study in the Central Designer application. Localizable study metadata is saved according to the default locale.

Language in which to type text values

You can enter item questions, labels, and text strings in any language, regardless of the default locale for the study. However, in some places, such as the Design tab of the Form Editor, you can enter labels and question text without specifying a locale. In these cases, the default locale determines the language or locale that is assigned to the entered text. If the default locale is not included in the list of supported locales for the study, the entered text is saved for the locale but is not deployed. Only the supported locales for the study are deployed.

Typing text values using an explicit locale

If you work on a study with a locale that is different from the default locale, you can enter a study object's properties with an explicit locale. See the following table for places where the default locale is used and where you can specify an explicit locale.

Study objects and the default locale

Study object	Property	Specify a value in the default locale here	Specify a value in an explicit locale here
Study event	Title	Study Event Editor > General tab	Study Event Editor > General tab
	Short Title	Study Event Editor > General tab	Study Event Editor > General tab
Form	Short Title	Study Forms Editor	Form Editor > General tab
	Form Title	Not available.	Form Editor > Layout tab
Item	Question	Form Editor > Design tab Study Items Editor	Item Editor > Design tab
	Short Question	Form Editor > Design tab Study Items Editor	Item Editor > Design tab
	Caption	Not available.	Form Editor > Layout tab
Codelist item	Label	Item Editor > Design tab Codelist Editor > Design tab Study Codelist Items Editor	Codelist Item Editor > Languages tab

Rule components and the default locale

Rule component		Specify a value in the default locale here	Specify a value in an explicit locale here
Query text		Not available.	Query Action dialog box.
Subject or Message		Not available.	Email Action dialog box.

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