Setting Up Multilingual Options

Foresight Analytics Platform has multilingual interface and help system and allows for translating repository contents: repository object names, MDM dictionary attribute and element names, time series database names, and so on.

To change interface and help system language:

After executing the operations the interface and help system language will be changed with the specified one.

To translate repository contents into different languages, set up multiple languages for repository objects.

Multilanguage setup schema:

Multilanguage of repository objects depends only on repository language for the current user. Interface language is set regardless of repository language for the current user and may differ.

NOTE. If the field for translation into another language is empty, the default language is applied.

To set up multilanguage of repository objects:

  1. Select default repository language in repository settings,  if it was not selected on creating a repository.

NOTE. The default repository language is set once and cannot be changed afterwards.

  1. Select interface and help system language,  that will be used to display interface elements and help system of Foresight Analytics Platform.

  2. Select one of repository languages for the current user that will be used to display multilingual repository objects:

NOTE. Selection of another language does not depend on the interface language and default language.

  1. Determine translations into other languages for elements of repository multilingual objects:

After executing the operations the interface and multilingual repository objects will be displayed in the specified languages.

Multilingual Options for repository Objects

The table provides information about translation variants for repository multilingual objects and schemas where the specified language is applied:

 - user interface language.

 - repository language for the current user.

Multilanguage Language application Desktop application Web application

Translate repository object names

It is used to translate repository object names in the navigator.

Translating Time Series Database Attribute Names

It is used to translate names of time series database attributes in workbook. Translation of elements of multilingual MDM dictionaries serving the base for database and multilingual name of workbook are also displayed.

Translating MDM dictionaries attributes and elements

It is used to translate attributes and elements of MDM dictionaries that are contained in time series database and cubes to analyze data and build reports using various tools. The MDM dictionary also displays multilingual dictionary name.

Translating dashboard elements

It is used to translate names of blocks, visualizer titles, button text, labels and other elements in dashboard. Translation of elements of multilingual MDM dictionaries serving the base for dashboard blocks and multilingual name of dashboard are also displayed.

Translating resources

it is used to translate text and localize images in multilingual applications, custom class objects and express reports titles.


Conventions:

- feature is fully available.

- feature is not available.

- feature is limited.

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