Translate a lookup
Create a lookup and translate the items into multiple languages. The content that appears depends on the language selected.
To translate a lookup, define a list for the Default language and then provide translations for those items in other languages.
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Create a lookup as follows:
- On the Home page, select .
- Consume the Category to use for the new lookup.
- Enter a Name and Description.
- Enter the text to display as a Prompt.
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In the
Multilingual group, click
Yes, which enables the
Language and
Content options.
The default language is selected.
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For
Language, click
Configure.
The system displays a list of languages.
- Select the languages to configure.
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Click
Close
.
The selected languages appear on the Language list.
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On the
Language list, select a
language for which to translate.
A copy of the default language items and prompt appears for the selected language.
Note-
When you translate, you cannot add or delete items on the lookup of supported languages because the master list controls this information.
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When you add an item to the master list, the item becomes available to all supported languages.
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When you delete an item from the master list, the corresponding item is removed from all supported languages.
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When you delete a supporting language, the translated items are removed from the lookup list.
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- For Content, select Translate (default).
- Select the items from the Lookup Items list and manually enter the translations.
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Click
Add
.
The translated items appear in the list. - Click Save.
The days of the week can be displayed in different languages. The following example shows the content from the default language (English—United States) translated into French and German.
