Globalization Workflows
Workflow for Translating Strings
Follow this general process to translate strings.
Task | Notes |
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1. Populate your system with cultures. |
See Manage Cultures. |
2. Define security by assigning cultures to Roles or to Users. | |
3. Create Language Packs. | |
4. Translate strings. | Use one of these approaches:
|
5. Apply Language Packs to your system. When you apply Language Packs, a Blueprint is created. | |
6. From the Blueprint created when you apply a Language Pack, use the Definition Reviewer to review the impact of your translations on Forms, Grids, and Form Arrangements. You can modify these visual elements as you review them in the Definition Reviewer. | |
7. Publish the Blueprint that contains the Language Pack. |
See Publish a Blueprint. |
8. Verify that your Portal strings have been translated and add the Language Selector to each Portal Site. | See Translating Strings for Portal Sites. |
9. Enable cultures so that translations are visible to Users. |
Workflow for Distributing Language Packs
You can distribute translated strings to various target systems by adding Language Packs to a Blueprint or mApp Solution. After the Blueprint or mApp Solution is published, apply the included Language Packs to your target system.
Follow this general process to distribute Language Packs:
Task | Notes |
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1. Create Language Packs. | |
2. Translate strings using one of the approaches listed in the table above. | |
3. Create a Blueprint or mApp Solution. | See Create a Blueprint or Create a mApp Solution. |
4. Add the Language Pack to the Blueprint or mApp Solution. | From the Blueprint or
mApp Solution,
select
, and then select the Language Pack.
Then, right-click and select Add to Blueprint or Add to mApp. |
5. Publish the Blueprint or apply the mApp Solution to a target system. | See Publish a Blueprint or Apply a mApp Solution. |
6. Apply the Language Pack. | See Apply a Language Pack. |