Manage the Customization of the Baseline Metadata String and UI String Translations

Download Baseline Metadata or UI String Translations

About This Task

The following instructions provide details on downloading the Metadata or UI string translations that are provided by APM to a Microsoft Excel file.

You can use this file to review the baseline metadata or UI string translations and make changes, if needed. If you modify the baseline translations, you can upload those changes so that the APM system can use your custom translations.

Procedure

  1. Access the manage translations page.
  2. Select the language from the drop-down list box whose translations you want to download.
  3. Select either the Metadata Strings or UI Strings section.
  4. Select .
    A list of download options appears.
  5. Select Download Baseline Translations.

Results

The Microsoft Excel file containing the baseline Metadata or UI string translations for the language that you selected appears.

Download Custom Metadata or UI String Translations

About This Task

After your system contains custom Metadata or UI string translations, you may want to review these custom translations. The following instructions provide details on downloading to a Microsoft Excel file the existing custom Metadata or UI string translations that are stored on APM.

Procedure

  1. Access the Manage Translations Page.
  2. Select the language from the drop-down list box whose translations you want to download.
  3. Select either the UI Strings or Metadata Strings section.
  4. Select .
    A list of download options appears.
  5. Select Download Custom Translations.

Results

The Microsoft Excel file containing the custom Metadata or UI string translations for the language that you selected appears.

Download Selected Metadata or UI String Translations

About This Task

You can download an individual Metadata or UI string from the database by selecting the check box provided in each row. The following instructions provide details on downloading to a Microsoft Excel file the selected Metadata or UI string translations that are provided by APM.

You can use this file to review the selected Metadata or UI string translations and customize them, if needed. If you customize the translations, you can upload those translations, and APM system will then use your custom translations.

Procedure

  1. Access the Manage Translations Page.
  2. Select the language from the drop-down list box whose translations you want to download.
  3. Select either the UI Strings or Metadata Strings section.
  4. Select one or more check boxes on each row for which you want to download the translations.
  5. Select .
    A list of download options appears.
  6. Select Download Selected Translations.
    Note: If you select the Download Selected Translations option without selecting the check box, an empty Microsoft Excel file is downloaded.

Results

The Microsoft Excel file containing the selected Metadata or UI string translations for the language that you selected appears.

Download Untranslated Metadata Strings

About This Task

Untranslated Metadata strings are translatable metadata strings that you have added to your database for which no translation currently exists. The following instructions provide details on downloading untranslated metadata strings to a Microsoft Excel file. When you do so, the APM system will download to a Microsoft Excel file only the translatable strings that exist in your database and that do not have a corresponding translation. You can use this file to provide translations for your untranslated custom metadata strings.

Procedure

  1. Access the Manage Translations Page.
  2. Select the language from the drop-down list box whose translations you want to download.
  3. Select the Metadata Strings section.
  4. Select .
    A list of download options appears.
  5. Select Download Untranslated Metadata.
    The upper-right corner of the page displays the downloading progress and after Download Successful status, the Microsoft Excel file gets downloaded on your system.

Results

The Microsoft Excel file containing the untranslated Metadata string for the language that you selected appears.

Upload Custom UI or Metadata String Translations

About This Task

The following instructions provide details on uploading your custom UI or Metadata string translations to APM. These instructions assume that your machine contains a Microsoft Excel file in which you have customized UI or Metadata string translations in the respective string translations file.

After you upload your custom UI or Metadata string translations, the APM system will use your custom translations.

Procedure

  1. Access the Manage Translations Page.
  2. Select either the UI Strings or Metadata Strings section.
  3. Select Upload Custom Translations.
    The Upload Custom File window appears.
  4. Select Select File or drop the file in the Drop file here box.
    The Open window appears.
  5. Navigate to the Microsoft Excel file containing the custom UI or Metadata string translations that you want to use, and then select Open.
    The selected file appears in the Upload Custom File window with the Ready to upload message.
  6. Select Upload to send a copy of your custom translations to APM or select Cancel to cancel the upload.
    The uploading status appears on the Upload Custom File window.
  7. When the Upload Successful message appears, select Done.
    The Upload Custom File window disappears.
    Note: To send a copy of your translations to APM automatically, you must be logged in as a Security User with a valid email address.
    Note: The Upload Custom File window indicates the translations that were not uploaded. Check the Microsoft Excel file, and then upload the file again.
    Note: If the app server cache is not updated while saving or uploading custom translations using the localization UI, select Refresh Server Cache to manually update the app server cache for UI and Metadata strings.

Customize the Translated Term Value

About This Task

You can customize the Translated Term value. This topic describes how to modify, undo, and save the translated term value.

Procedure

  1. Access the Manage Translations Page.
  2. Select either the UI Strings or Metadata Strings section.
  3. Select a value from the TRANSLATED TERM column for the translation that you want to modify.
    The modifiable field appears.
  4. Modify the field value.
    The TRANSLATED TERM displays the modified value and the STATUS column displays .
  5. Select .
    The STATUS column again displays and SHOW BASELINE column displays .
    Note: Select to see the baseline translated term value.
  6. To undo the modification, select .
    Your changes will be reverted to the baseline value.
    Note: You can undo your modifications only before saving the changes.

Results

The modified Translated Term value appears for that row.