Translating Resources

Resources are used to translate text into different languages and localize images:

To get started, create new or open ready resources.

To create new resources in the object navigator execute one of the operations:

In the web application click the Create button in the main menu and select the object type on the New Object panel.
In the desktop application:

Select the New Object > Development Environment > Resources item in the Create group on the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Create > Development Environment > Resources item in the object navigator's context menu.

To open ready resources for edit in the object navigator execute one of the operations:

In the web application:

Select the Edit item in the object's context menu.
Press F4.

In the desktop application:

Click the Edit button in the Open group on the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Edit item in the object's context menu.
Press F4.

NOTE. To translate business application menu structure into different languages, use the Business Application Resources ready resource with the APPLICATION_RESOURCES identifier in the Internal Structure of Business Application folder of business application. To translate a data entry form element, use a ready resource included in object.

To develop multilingual application resources, see the Developing Multilingual Applications article.

To use resources in custom class objects, see the Custom Class Description article.

To translate express reports titles into other languages, see the Translating Express Reports Titles article.

Main window of the Resources repository object:

Web application Desktop application

Resources are divided into string and graphic ones and they are displayed as a list. For each resource, identifier, translation for default repository language and translation for current repository language.

Key features:

To use advanced capabilities for working with resources in the desktop application, see the Advanced Capabilities article.