Multilingualism in MICROS Retail OSCAR POS

MICROS Retail OSCAR POS provides multilingualism for several basic data texts. This allows, dependent on the operator language, to display the locale language for the item descriptor, department , payment descriptor etc. at the back office and the POS.

The following parameters must be set to enable this function::

1. The environment variable "OSCAR_OPTIONS=MultiLang" must be activated in the files "oscar.ini. The commands oscar convert, oscar addAscFiles, oscar init UiText, oscar init DbText and dofgl.fgl Language  for the desired home language must be executed.
2. In program Company -> Details 2, the language for  "Language 2 operator" and "Language 3 operator" for the additional languages must be selected.
   
   Example:
   Default language is 1 = German (local language)
   Language 2 operator = English
   Language 3 operator = Francais
   
   With this setting above, the translated text for several basic data will be automatically displayed in the related operator language, at the back office and at the POS. If no language is set  for the operator, he text is shown in the language of the assigned process unit for he pos terminal. At that back office the text for the selected language will be displayed if no language is set fort he signed on operator.
3. Enter the second and third language in the following programs:
   
   Attention!
   Please take care that the text for additionally languages are entered when the program working in the home language state.

Multilingual text for the following basic data:

Objekt	Program name	Attribute	Field descriptor
ArtCategory1	Category 1	Name	Local language
		NameL1	Language 2. operator
		NameL2	Language 3 operator
ArtCategory2	Category 2	Name	Local language
		NameL1	Language 2. operator
		NameL2	Language 3 operator
ArtCategory3	Category 3	Name	Local language
		NameL1	Language 2. operator
		NameL2	Language 3 operator
Article	Item	ItemName	Local language
		ItemNameL1	Language 2. operator
		ItemNameL2	Language 3 operator
ArticleGrp	Item groupe	Name	Local language
		NameL1	Language 2. operator
		NameL2	Language 3 operator
ArtSelect	Item selector	Name	Local language
		NameL1	Language 2. operator
		NameL2	Language 3 operator
Country	Country	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
CourseGroup	Course group	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
CourseGrpLine	Course line	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
Department	Department	ItemName	Local language
		ItemNameL1	Language 2. operator
		ItemNameL2	Language 3 operator
EVoucherType	E voucher	Name	Local language
		NameL1	Language 2. operator
		NameL2	Language 3 operator
FincanceType	Finance type	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
ItemModifier	Item modifier	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
MainDept	Main department	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
MainSection	Main section	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
MenuCarrier	Menu	MenuName	Local language
		MenuNameL1	Language 2. operator
		MenuNameL2	Language 3 operator
PaymentType	Payment type	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
PrintLabel	Shelf label	Name	Local language
		NameL1	Language 2. operator
		NameL2	Language 3 operator
Promotion	Promotion	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
Region	Region	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
Safe	Safe	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
SafeTransferType	Safe transaction	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
Section	Section	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
Sector	Sector	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
TransType	Operation mode	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
UpdownType	Price change type	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
Vat	VAT	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator
VoucherType	Voucher type	Text	Local language
		TextL1	Language 2. operator
		TextL2	Language 3 operator

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