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USING TRANSLATIONS #

Translating is most commonly used as a way of renaming prompts, etc. without having to 'extend' a function and form.

Column Details#

The column must have "Translation Allowed" marked as 'Y' (yes), toggle ON.

This is supplied by High Line.

Alias	Column
MFI	ITEM_PROMPT
MFG	FG_TITLE
MFN	DESCRIPTION
MLV	LEXICON_ABBREVIATION
MCD	FIELD_PROMPT
MMI	MENU_ITEM_LABEL
MMI	PURPOSE
MMS	MESSAGE_TEXT
MMS	HELP_TEXT

Forms#

A ll columns that allow translation can have a translation field (form item) added to the screen; the item name will be <<TABLE_ALIAS>>.<<COLUMN_NAME>>_TRANSLATE.

This is supplied by High Line.

Item to be Translated	Form	Form Item Added
Form Items Prompt	IMFD	MFI.ITEM_PROMPT_TRANSLATE
Form Group Titles	IMFD	MFG.FG_TITLE_TRANSLATE
Function Descriptions	IMFN	MFN.DESCRIPTION_TRANSLATE
Lexicon Values	IMLN	MLV.LEXICON_ABBREVIATION_TRANSLATE
Column Prompts	IMCD	MCD.FIELD_PROMPT_TRANSLATE
Menu Labels	IMMU	MMI.MENU_ITEM_LABEL_TRANSLATE
Messages	IMMS	MMI.PURPOSE_TRANSLATE
Message Help Text	IMMS	MMI.PURPOSE_TRANSLATE

Set Up#

IMLA - Languages The language that you are translating into must have the HIGHEST (i.e. 99999) sequence number Translations may be set for Language, Country or Role or combination thereof The sequence order determines the order of translation i.e. For Date of Birth 100 English Date of Birth 200 English Canada Birthdate 300 English WWW_MANAGER Birth Date 400 English Canada WWW_MANAGER Birthdate dd-MMM-YYYY