Internationalization Node Properties
To access the Internationalization node:
- Go to the Company Workspace tab and switch to Admin mode.
- Click the Configuration node to expand it.
- Click Internationalization to open the Configuration - Internationalization log.
Within the log, you can:
- Determine which log items qualify for custom strings translation.
- Select to see 100 or 200 items per page.
Use the Display drop-down list on the right side of the log.
- Change the order of the items in the Source Type column.
- Change the sequence of the languages displayed in the log as explained in the following section.
- See the list of all Custom Strings available for translation.
To select which languages must be displayed in the log list:
From the Configuration - Internationalization log toolbar, click Language Log to open the Language Log dialog box. This dialog box has the following tabs:
- Languages
Displays the following information:
- Column: Displays the column number (in the Configuration - Internationalization log) corresponding to a particular language.
- Language: Displays the name of the language.
- Status: Active (for languages that are available for use) or Inactive (for languages that are not available for use). Click the cell to change the status. The General tab in the Modify Translation String window will list languages with Status = Active so that you can modify the translation strings for each of those languages.
- Default: Lets you select one language as the default language for the system.
- Columns
In this tab, only languages that have been marked as Active in the Languages tab will be displayed.
- Column: Displays the column number (in the Configuration - Internationalization log) corresponding to a particular language.
- Language: Displays the name of the language.
- Show Language: Lets you select which languages will be displayed in Configuration - Internationalization log and elsewhere where the language is available for use.
To change the sequence of the languages displayed in the log:
- To rearrange the order of languages displayed on each row in the log list, select a language, and click Move Up or click Move Down.
Alternatively, you can double-click the number next to the language, edit the number, and click Update Order.
- When finished, click Update Order, Apply, and OK.
- Use Refresh to update the list in the Internationalization Log. The following explains the refresh options:
- Strings: Use this option to refresh the Internationalization log with the source strings belonging to a particular source type. The system prompts you to select the Source Type of the strings that need to be refreshed.
When you select Strings, the Refresh Strings window opens, which lets you select or deselect the source types that you want the system to display. Click OK to save your changes, Cancel to terminate the change.
- All Strings: Use this option to refresh the Internationalization log with all custom strings from all source types. This operation might take a few minutes.
When you select All Strings, a Confirmation message window opens explaining the system status. Review the message and proceed as desired.
- History: Use this option to see the history of refresh requests: Requestor, Source Type, Submit Date, End Date, and Status. You can view History details after the refresh is complete.
- Strings: Use this option to refresh the Internationalization log with the source strings belonging to a particular source type. The system prompts you to select the Source Type of the strings that need to be refreshed.
The following explains the function of each toolbar option in the Internationalization Log:
- Open: This option lets you open the translated custom string.
- Export: This option lets you export strings for bulk translation.
- Import: This option lets you import a file that is ready (translated) into the system, or log.
- Delete: This option lets you delete translated custom strings.
Note: You can delete a custom string only if it has not been used elsewhere.
- Find: This option lets you filter out the custom strings that are available in the log.
Note: When you select this option, you must select a source type and provide search operator for the string that you want to find.
- Language Log: This option lets you set the sequence of log columns.
- Refresh: This option lets you refresh the items in the log with new or modified custom strings that qualify for custom translation.
The following explains the function of each menu option in the Internationalization Log:
Note: You can perform the functions of menu options using the toolbar.
- File: This option allows you to perform: Open, Export, Import, and Refresh
- Edit: This option allows you to perform: Delete, Language Log
- View: This option allows you to conduct a search: All, Find
- Help: This option allows you to access: User Help, Admin Help, uDesigner Help, Unifier Library, and User Productivity Kit.
The CBS Code Label and CBS Item Label data elements are available as source strings, for Internationalization.
The following data elements are not available as source strings, for Internationalization:
- CBS Code
- CBS Picker
- CBS Description
Also, the text "CBS Picker" is a system-defined string and not available as a source string, for Internationalization. If you want to change the text "CBS Picker," you can use the label name for the "bItemID" data element for the picker title. For example, if Cost Code" is the label name for the "bItemID" data element, the picker title is "Cost Code Picker."
Note: After you change the picker name, ensure that you do the same in the related column of the CSV, or Excel, import file to prevent import failure.
See Also
Translating Custom Strings (Internationalization)
Internationalizing Environments
Displaying Custom Strings and System Strings
Internationalization and CSV Files
Internationalization and Web Services
Internationalization (Email Notifications)
Internationalization (Support for Tools)
Internationalization (Oracle Analytics Server Custom Reports)
Internationalization (Dashboards)
Internationalization (Help Files)
Internationalization (Spell Check)
Internationalization (Date and Time Zone Formats)
Internationalization (Audit Log)
Last Published Tuesday, October 8, 2024