Business Processes

Translate menus before business processes, PeopleSoft Process Scheduler, and portals because the terms are related.

The following table lists the objects, base table, related language table, and tool used to translate business processes:

Object Base Table Related Language Table Where to Translate

Business Process Definitions

PSBUSPROCDEFN

PSBUSPROCLANG

Application Designer.

Business Process Items

PSBUSPROCITEM

PSBUSPROCITEMLANG

Application Designer.

Component Interfaces

PSBCDEFN

PSBCDEFNLANG

Translate Component Interfaces page.

Activities

PSACTIVITYDEFN

PSACTIVITYLANG

Translate Activity Definitions page.

This section discusses how to translate:

  • Business process definitions (and their related objects).

  • Component Interface messages.

  • Activity definitions.

Note:

PeopleSoft Business Interlinks is no longer supported. This translation page currently exists for backward compatibility only. New integrations can be built using Integration Broker.

Translating Business Process Definitions (and Their Related Objects)

To translate business process definitions:

  1. Set the language in PeopleSoft Configuration Manager.

  2. Open Application Designer.

  3. Open the Business Process Map.

  4. Overwrite the English with the translation.

  5. Save.

Translating Component Interface Messages

The Translate Component Interfaces page enables you to select a component interface and then translate the description of the component interface into a specific target language.

To translate component interface messages:

  1. Select PeopleTools, and then Translations, and then Translate System Definitions, and then Translate Component Interfaces.

    The Translate Component Interfaces page appears.

  2. In the Name field, enter a component interface.

    See Searching the Object Definitions Alphabetically for tips to search for a component interface.

  3. In the Target Language drop-down list, select the language into which to translate the message set.

  4. Click the Get Objects button to bring the component interface into the definition list.

    A set of component interface names appears in the Object List.

  5. Translate the component interface description into the target language.

    1. Click the Update button to display the Add Message Set page.

    2. Enter descriptions for the message set in the target language.

    3. Click the OK button to accept the change and return to the Translate Component Interfaces page.

  6. Click the Save button.

Translating Activity Definitions

The Translate Activity Definitions page enables you to translate the short and long descriptions for an activity definition into a specific target language.

To translate activity definitions:

  1. Select PeopleTools, and then Translations, and then Translate System Definitions, and then Translate Workflow Activities.

    The Translate Activity Definitions page appears.

  2. In the Activity Name field, enter the name of the activity to translate.

    See Searching the Object Definitions Alphabetically for tips to search for an object definition.

  3. In the Target Language drop-down list, select the language into which to translate the object definitions.

  4. Click the Get Objects button to bring the activity definitions into the object list.

    A set of activity definitions appears in the Activity List based on the value you entered in the Activity Name field.

  5. Translate the short and long descriptions into the target language.

    The base language descriptions for each activity appear on the left; enter the translations in the Target Description fields on the right.

  6. Click the Save button.