BI Publisher supports two types of translation: Catalog Translation and Template (or layout) Translation.
Catalog translation enables the extraction of translatable strings from all objects contained in a selected catalog folder into a single translation file; this file can then be translated and uploaded back to BI Publisher and assigned the appropriate language code.
Catalog translation extracts not only translatable strings from the report layouts, but also the user interface strings that are displayed to users, such as catalog object descriptions, report parameter names, and data display names.
Users viewing the catalog see the item translations appropriate for the UI Language they selected in their My Account preferences. Users see report translations appropriate for the Report Locale that they selected in their My Account preferences.
Template translation enables the extraction of the translatable strings from a single RTF-based template (including sub templates and style templates) or a single BI Publisher layout template (.xpt file). Use this option when you only need the final report documents translated. For example, your enterprise requires translated invoices to send to German and Japanese customers.
This procedure describes the process of exporting an XLIFF file from the catalog, importing the translated file back to the catalog, and testing the translation.
Importing and exporting XLIFF files can only be performed by an Administrator.
To import and export an XLIFF file:
RTF and BI Publisher (.xpt) templates can be translated from the Properties page.
Template translation includes:
RTF templates
RTF sub templates
Style templates
BI Publisher templates (.xpt)
To access the Properties page, click the Properties link for the layout in the Report Editor, as shown below.
From the Properties page you can generate an XLIFF file for a single template. Click Extract Translation to generate the XLIFF file.
Generate the XLIFF file for report layout templates, style templates, and sub templates.
To generate the XLIFF file for report layout templates:
Navigate to the report in the catalog and click Edit to open it for editing.
From the thumbnail view of the report layouts, click the Properties link of the layout (RTF or XPT) to open the Layout Properties page.
In the Translations region, click Extract Translation.
BI Publisher extracts the translatable strings from the template and exports them to an XLIFF (.xlf file).
Save the XLIFF to a local directory.
To generate the XLIFF file for style templates and sub templates:
When you have downloaded the XLIFF file, it can be sent to a translation provider, or using a text editor, you can enter the translation for each string.
A "translatable string" is any text in the template that is intended for display in the published report, such as table headers and field labels. Text supplied at runtime from the data is not translatable, nor is any text that you supply in the Microsoft Word form fields.
You can translate the template XLIFF file into as many languages as desired and then associate these translations to the original template.
If you need to design a different layout for the reports that you present for different localizations, then you can create new RTF file that is designed and translated for the locale and upload this file to the Template Manager.
Note:
The localized template option is not supported for XPT templates.
The process overview for using the localized template option is described in the following sections:
Use the same tools that you used to create the base template file, translating the strings and customizing the layout as desired for the locale.