Page Objects

All page objects except the HTML definitions can be translated directly in Translation Designer. However, you can also translate page definitions, fields, and translate values directly in Application Designer if you are familiar with the designer tools. The following table lists the objects, base tables, related language tables, and tools used to translate page objects.

Definition Base Table Related Language Table Where to Translate

Field labels

PSDBFLDLABL

PSDBFLDLABLLANG

Translation Designer

Translate values

PSXLATITEM

PSXLATITEMLANG

Translation Designer

Page definitions

PSPNLDEFN

PSPNLDEFNLANG

Translation Designer

Page fields (page text)

PSPNLFIELD

PSPNLFIELDLANG

Translation Designer

Page buttons

PSPNLBTNDATA

PSPNLBTNLANG

Translation Designer

Page html

PSPNLHTMLAREA

PSPNLHTMLLANG

Application Designer

Page grid/scroll area (summary text)

PSPNLCNTRLDATA

PSPNLCTLDATALNG

Application Designer

Note:

Don't be confused by the term translate value or translate table. The Translate table (PSXLATITEM) is a common prompt table used throughout PeopleTools and PeopleSoft applications that is used to store values for fields that don’t need individual prompt tables of their own. The Translate table is not used for translation purposes.

Translating Translate Values

To translate values from the Translate table in Application Designer:

  1. Change the PeopleSoft Configuration Manager language preference to the target language.

  2. Open Application Designer.

  3. Open the field whose translate values you want to access.

  4. Select File, and then Definition Properties.

  5. Select the Translate Values tab in the Field Properties dialog box.

    1. Click the Properties icon (or right-click in the field definition and choose Field Properties).

    2. Click the Translate Values tab (this tab is visible only for fields with a length of four or less).

      If the descriptions have not been translated, they appear in the base language.

  6. Translate the descriptions into the target language.

    1. For each translate value, click the Change button to display the Change Translate Table dialog box.

    2. Translate the Long Name and Short Name fields.

      Don’t change any other fields.

    3. Click OK to accept the changes and close the dialog box.

  7. Click OK to close the Field Properties dialog box.

  8. Save the field.