1. Product Administration Guide
  2. Translating Attribute Values

Translating Attribute Values

For attributes with a list of values domain, you can translate the attribute values. For example, you have a list of values named Color with the values red, blue, and green, and you want to translate these values into French, Spanish, and other languages.

For additional information on creating and managing multilingual lists of value (MLOVs), see Siebel Global Deployment Guide.

To translate an attribute list of values

  1. Navigate to the Administration Product screen, then the Attribute Definitions view.

  2. In the Attribute Definitions list, select and lock the attribute whose values you want to translate.

  3. In the Versions list, click the Work Space version.

  4. Click the Details view tab.

  5. In the Attribute Values list, select the attribute value that you want to translate.

  6. In the Attribute Value Display Names list, add a new record for each language that you want to translate this value into, and complete the necessary fields, as described in the following table.

    Field Comments

    Display Name

    Enter the translation of the value.

    Language

    Select a language code.

  7. Repeat Step 5 and Step 6 to translate all the values in the Attribute Values list.