This page is for application builders who want to translate the labels and grid headings in their application.
An application can have one translation table. In the table, you can define many entry codes. Each entry code must exactly match a text strings that appears somewhere in the application form labels or grid headers. For Each each entry code, you can define the translated string, and language, in a translation cells. You can define multiple translation cells, one for each language into which you want to translate the string.
Setting up translation also involves linking the translation table to the Locales defined for the application, see Translating an Application Interface for details.
See also:
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| Name | The name of the translation table. |
Translation Entries
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid displays the list of text strings, called entry codes, that have been defined with translations.
To add a new translation to the list, click
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Translation Entry Properties
Basic Settings
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| Entry Code | Enter the text string that you want to translate. This must exactly match the text string in the application interface, including capitalisation, spacing and punctuation. You can create entry codes for:
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Translation Cells
To add a new translation of the entry code, click
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| Translation String | Enter the translation of the text string. |
| Language Name | Specify the language of this translation. |
See also Translate function