15 Internationalization

Internationalization is the process of creating software that can be translated more easily. Changes to the code are not specific to any particular market. This section describes configuration settings and features of the software that ensure that the base application can handle multiple languages.Oracle Retail applications have been internationalized to support multiple languages.

Translation

Translation is the process of interpreting and adapting text from one language into another. Although the code itself is not translated, components of the application that are translated include the following:

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)

• Error Messages

The following components are not translated:

• Documentation (online help, release notes, installation guide, user guide, operations guide)

• Batch programs and messages

• Log files

• Configuration tools

• Reports

• Demonstration data

• Training materials

The user interface has been translated into the following languages:

• Chinese (Simplified)

• Chinese (Traditional)

• Croatian

• Dutch

• French

• German

• Greek

• Hungarian

• Italian

• Japanese

• Korean

• Polish

• Portuguese (Brazilian)

• Russian

• Spanish

• Swedish

• Turkish

Setting the User Language

Change the Web browser locale settings to reflect the relevant language settings in the application user interface using the following steps:

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.

2. In the Options menu, choose Options. The Options window appears.

3. In the Options window, choose the Content tab.

4. Under the Languages heading, click Choose. The Languages window appears.

5. In the Languages window, click Select a language to add… to add the required language.

6. Select the language you added and use the Move Up or Move Down buttons to set up the order of preference.

7. In the Languages window, click OK.

8. In the Options window, click OK.

RIC displays content it receives from other applications and sources besides its own internal interface. The content from sources outside of the RIC may or may not be translated. Therefore, it is quite possible to see content in multiple languages.