Localizing System Messages

This function is accessed from the Administration tab named Advanced, and is named Translate System Messages and Prompts. When you select this link, you will see a screen similar to the following:


Selecting a language to translate

Choose the language you want to localize and the category of messages. Choosing the System Text Messages provides access to all the system level messages. Alternatively choose a different category to localize the metadata values of a specific object. Once you choose these options, the screen refreshes, similar to the following:


Screen where messages are localized

Note the option with the radio button that allows you to display all messages, or to only display the messages that have not yet been translated. This gives you the ability to home in on the remaining messages to be localized, as opposed to looking at all messages.

The messages appear in alphabetic order of the ‘from’ language. Edit any of the messages or prompts and then press the update button at the foot of the screen.

  • Messages may contain one or more numbers within braces such as

    Add entry to the {0} for {1}

    Do not remove the numbers within braces from the localized message. The numbers within braces may be placed anywhere within the localized message.

  • If there is HTML formatting tags within the message, such as:

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    You can optionally alter the HTML tags, but it is recommended that you leave these.