How do I modify text using the User Interface Text tool?

Use the User Interface Text tool to change text in various application components. You can modify and translate multiple strings at once, and also export them for offline modifications. To use the User Interface Text tool, make sure you have the Manage User Interface Text (FND_MANAGE_USER_INTERFACE_TEXT_PRIV) privilege.

1. In Sandboxes, create a sandbox or enter an existing one. Make sure the sandbox has the User Interface Text.
2. From the sandbox Tools menu select User Interface Text.
3. Enter the term you want to find and its replacement. You can select the types of application components you want to display in the search results.
   • User Interface Text: Field Name, page titles, help text (not links) in help windows
   • Global Menu Label Text: Menu labels on the navigator and home page
   • Multipart Validation Messages: Error, validation, and warning messages defined in message dictionary
   • Enterprise Scheduler Text: Names and descriptions of scheduled processes
4. Click Search.
5. Preview the search results in separate tabs, organized by the types of application components. Before replacing the strings, make sure you review the changes in each tab of the search results.
   1. You can do these tasks across all the tabs.
      • Edit the replacement text.
      • Exclude the rows containing strings you don't want to change.
   2. You can also do additional tasks for some tabs.

      User Interface Text

      • Click Export All to export all the the search results and view them in a .csv file.
      • From the Exclude drop-down list, you can also select one of these options:
        • None: Doesn't exclude any search result.
        • All: Excludes all results.
        • None (Page): Doesn't exclude any result on the page.
        • All (Page): Excludes all results on the page.
      • Click Query By Example and query your search results in the fields above the table column headers headers and find specific strings. To revert to previous search results, delete any text you've entered in these fields.
      Messages

      • In the Other Matches column, click to view matching text found in the message details.
      • You can expand each row to view additional information.
6. When you're satisfied with the search results and your adjustments, click Replace Strings. Otherwise, click New Search to start afresh.
7. Test your changes and publish the sandbox.