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Finding Objects Modified Since the Last Export

You can use the Locale Management Utility to find objects in the repository that were modified since the last time you exported strings. This search might be useful if your development and localization efforts occur simultaneously. It helps you keep strings in the repository synchronized with the strings that you export to a file for localization.

To find objects modified since the last export

1. Click the Tools menu, Utilities, and then click Locale Management.
2. In the Locale Management dialog box, in the Options tab, in the Languages section, choose the source language and the target language.
3. Click the Modified Objects tab.
4. (Optional) In the Search Criteria section, set the Locale Management Utility to search from a date:
   • Make sure the Changed Since check box includes a check mark.
   • Click the Changed Since drop-down arrow, and then choose the date that the Locale Management Utility must use as the starting date for the search.

     If you use the Changed Since option, and if you click Start, then the Locale Management Utility marks all records it returns for a modified project as Redo regardless of whether Siebel CRM modified a locale property. It does this because it searches for modifications that reside at the object level, not at the property level. For more information, see How the Locale Management Utility Indicates That Siebel CRM Modified a Record Since the Last Export.

5. (Optional) In the Search Criteria section, set the Locale Management Utility to compare objects in the repository to objects in a source file:
   • Make sure the Different From File check box includes a check mark.
   • Click Browse, and then choose the source file.
6. Click one of the following buttons:
   • Start. Finds records that match the search criteria, flags the records that it returns as Redo, and then displays the results.
   • Preview. Finds records that match the search criteria and displays the results. It does not flag records as Redo.
7. (Optional) To do more, you can click the following buttons:
   • Save. Saves a result set in a log file.
   • Go To. The Object Explorer displays the parent object of the string or property.
   • Load. Imports a result set from a previously saved file. After the Locale Management Utility displays this result set in the Results list, you can use Go To to examine each record.

How the Locale Management Utility Indicates That Siebel CRM Modified a Record Since the Last Export

If Siebel CRM modified a record in the repository since the last export, then it might require another translation. The Locale Management Utility uses the Redo flag to mark this record.

If you use the Locale Management Utility to import records, then it compares the source language records in the repository with the source language records in the import file. If Siebel CRM modified the records in the repository since the export occurred, then this utility uses the Redo flag to mark the target language records. This configuration helps you identify records that might require another translation. For more information, see Importing Text Strings and Locale Properties.