Translating Attribute Names into Other Languages

Attribute translation into other languages is one step in creating multilingual time series database.

To translate names of attributes into other languages execute the following operations:

  1. Open the Parameters dialog box. To do this, select the Tools > Parameters item in the main menu of the object navigator.

  2. Go to the Default Settings tab and make sure that default language is set for repository. If the language is not set, set it. Note that repository default language is selected only once and cannot be changed. Save changes and close the Parameters dialog box.

  3. Go to the Attributes page in the time series database creation wizard.

  4. Select the Translations checkbox. The Translations additional tab is displayed. The tab contains attributes list in the repository language and in translation languages:

  1. Add a new translation language. Click the Managing Languages button. The Managing Languages dialog box opens:

The Selected Languages list contains languages, into which the attribute names are translated now. The Available Languages list contains languages, into which attribute names can be translated. To add a translation language, move it from the Available Languages list to the Selected Languages list. To remove a translation language, move it from the Selected Languages list to the Available Languages list.

To move elements between the lists, use:

  1. On the Translations tab double-click the attribute name in the translations column and specify attribute name translation.

See also:

Setting Up Attributes