Understanding Resource Files

Resource files (for example, files with extensions such as .rc, .dll, exe) are the applications that are generated by third-party tools (C++ and Java). They appear throughout JD Edwards products and include error messages, toolbar menus, and the legal disclaimer. Resource file items can be a single word or a short paragraph. To ensure consistency, one translator should translate all resource files for one language using the Resource Text Translation program (P79201) in Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Translation Tools. Resource files occur throughout JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software; they are grouped by file rather than product code.

You translate all resource items using the F79201: Resource Text Translations (RTT) tool. In addition to translating items, you can retrieve and use existing translations, check the spelling of the text, change the status of an item, save translated items, search for and replace target text, and so on.

You have three options when translating resource files. You can enter a translation manually, copy the source text that has already been translated manually, or use suggestions.

Many items in the resource files include a hot key. Hot keys can be localized to a specific language, but standards should be followed for consistency.

Because resource files are not grouped by product code, you generally translate them in the order that they appear in the tool (RTT). Resource text, however, is grouped by the resource file and parent identifier.

Note: Resource files have names such as jdeuser.dll, and the items are contained in these files. The parent identifier is sometimes just a number (for example, 128), and does not necessarily tell you what kind of item you are translating. Often, you can deduce that you are working with a dialog box, but nothing as specific as the Calendar or Calculator.