Internationalization

sergeiz over 6 years ago

Hello!

I'm trying to build a demo for multi-language UI on my local Windows Appian installation 6.3 and get some issues.

1. Can't use other languages.

The instructions on the link propose to select the needed languages on the System Administration Home -> Internationalization -> Internationalization Settings, but I don't have this setting on my Admin Console. Did I miss something on local installation?

https://forum.appian.com/suite/help/16.3/Internationalization_Settings.html

2. There are two functions: displayValue() and resource(). The description of the latter refers to "your resource bundle" but I didn't find anything about connecting resource bundles. Can I attach resource bundle to an application? There is a "Load Resource Bundle" plugin but it states 7.4 version only and requires resources to be in Appian files. But files are not a part of application and not exported. Do I need to manage these resources manually on deploying applications to other environments?

3. How I can localize Application Actions or Record names? I can use expressions where they are allowed but for application actions I cannot use expressions.

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0 TJ
A Score Level 2
over 6 years ago

Hi,
1. Internationalization settings can be found in designer tab > .../suite/designer > System > Internationalization
2. Resource bundle is available at back end in Appian installation files. You can also create your own json documents to be used for different languages.
3. You need to create common functions to use names from file store/resource bundle for different languages
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0 sergeiz over 6 years ago in reply to TJ

1. Thanks! I finally found this setting. I was looking at ../designer with regular user and with system admin at admin console.

2. Both Appian resource files and json files are not a part of Appian application and should be managed separately. I don't like it. Better have it as a part of application.

3. With common functions I will still be unable to translate application action names.

There is an article in appian playbook community.appian.com/.../application-internationalization, they propose to use single application for 1-3 languages and separate application for more than 3 languages. I didn't find how I can use different application action names in one application.
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0 Sunil Choudhary
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10 months ago in reply to $parentForumReply.Author.DisplayName
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