How do I modify text using the user interface text tool?
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In this video you'll learn how to use the User Interface Text tool to modify text in your application. For example, you can change the phrase “Review Period” to “Assessment Period” throughout the application.
I start signed in as an administrator who has a role that includes both the Administer Sandbox privilege, which is required to work with sandboxes, and the Manage User Interface Text privilege, which is required to use the User Interface Text tool. I’m already in a sandbox that includes the User Interface Text tool. Navigate to this tool.
In the Sandbox tool bar, click Tool.
Click User Interface Text.
In the user interface text tool, enter the word or phrase you want to replace; for example, "Review Period", and the text you want to replace it with; for example, "Assessment Period". You have options for your search, including making the search case-sensitive using Match Case or using complete matching using Match Complete Word or Phrase. For this example, I'll enable case sensitivity to reduce the number of results. You can select the language in which you want to modify your text, and the types of application components you want to modify text for. For this example I'll select all four so I can replace "Review Period" throughout the application.
In the Find field, enter Review Period.
In the Replace field, enter Assessment Period.
Select the Match Case check box.
In the Language drop-down list, select American English.
In the Type field, select Enterprise Scheduler Text. The User Interface Text, Global Menu Label Text, and Multipart Validation Messages check boxes are already selected.
Click Search.
In the search results, you have four tabs. Under each tab, you can review or even edit the replacements that will be made and exclude any that you don't want. Notice that since you didn't select the "Match Complete Word or Phrase" checkbox the results include phrases such as "Salary Review Period" or "Number of Days After Current Review Period Start Date". For this example, you'll only replace Review Period. There is no Global Menu Label Text. You won't modify the message since you're not modifying Review Period name, and there is no Enterprise Scheduler Text. Once you've reviewed the proposed changes, start the process to replace the strings.
In the Exclude menu, select All.
In the Exclude column, deselect the Review Period check box.
Click the Global Menu Label Text tab.
Click the Messages tab.
In the Exclude column, select the You must provide a value for the Review Period Name attribute check box.
Click the Enterprise Scheduler Text tab.
Click Replace Strings.
Once the process completes, navigate to an application area and check the string replacement. For this example, you'll check the Performance area, as those pages have many instances of the phrase "Review Period" and you can quickly see what's changed and what hasn't. Notice that I'm stopping here for a moment so you can notice that "Review Periods" hasn't been replaced. The text replacement tool treats your search text value as a whole word, so plurals aren’t included. If you're trying to replace both singular and plural strings you may either use a wild card in your search or run the tool twice.
Click the Home icon.
Click My Client Groups.
Click Performance.
In the Setup Maintenance section, review the Review Periods task.
Proceed to affected application pages and verify that the strings have been replaced, as expected. Once you verified that the strings had been replaced in all application areas, you would publish the sandbox to make your changes available to the users.
In the Administration section, click Performance Documents.
Review the page for references of the words "Review Assessments".
You’ve successfully modified your application text using the User Interface Text tool.
For more information on this topic, you can view the courses on Oracle University or reference the available guides on Oracle Help Center.
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