Translation Dictionaries

Form ID: (SM200540)

You can use this form to collect all strings used in the whole system, and then translate the strings to any of the locales defined in the system. The system automatically finds all the occurrences of the collected strings. If needed, you can assign different translations to some of the occurrences of a string, depending on the context. For more information, see Translation Process.

Note: Language translation is a controlled feature, which may not be available for your site.

Note: You use the System Locales (SM200550) form to add, delete, and manage the locales defined in the system. For more information, see Locales and Languages.

Form Toolbar

The form toolbar includes standard and form-specific buttons and commands. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific commands are listed in the following table.


Button	Description
Collect Strings	Collects the strings used in the whole system. CAUTION: String collection is a time- and resource-consuming operation that should be performed during off-peak hours and never attempted on a busy production system.

Selection Area

The settings in this area define the contents of the Default Values and Key-Specific tables on the Collected and Obsolete tabs. You select the language or languages to which you want to translate the strings, and the corresponding columns appear in the tables of the form. Then you select the scope of the strings, either bound or unbound, to be displayed in the tables. Additionally, you can filter the strings by using other filtering options of the area, described in detail in the following table.


Element	Description
Language	A box you use to select a language or multiple languages in which you want to translate the collected strings and view and update the existing translations. The list of languages contains all languages defined in the system. To select a language, select the unnamed check box that precedes the language in the list. For each language you select, a column with the language name is added to the Default Values and Key-Specific Values tables on the Collected and Obsolete tabs.
Show Localized	A check box you select to display the strings that were translated to all languages defined in the system. By default, the strings that were translated into all languages defined in the system are automatically hidden from the tables. To view and, if necessary, update the translations, use this check box to display the strings in the tables. After you have made any needed changes, clear the check box to hide those strings again.
Show Excluded	A check box you select to display the strings that should not be translated (that is, the strings with the Do Not Translate check box selected). By default, the strings with the Do Not Translate check box selected are automatically hidden from the tables. To view these strings and, if necessary, translate some of the strings, select this check box to display the strings in the tables. After you have made any needed changes, clear this check box to hide those strings again.
Show Used in UI	A form you select if you want to view and translate only the strings associated with resources bound to this form.
Show Only Unbound	A check box you select to view only unbound strings (that is, the strings associated with resources that are not bound to forms, such as error messages or prompts). You clear the check box to view the bound strings (that is, the strings associated with resources bound to forms, such as table names).
Unbound Resources to Display	The list of types of unbound strings. The following types are available: Action Display Name: The button captions on form and table toolbars. Area: The areas that are used to group workspaces in the More Items menu in the user interface. Category: The categories that are used to group menu items in workspaces in the user interface. Chart Name: The chart captions in reports. Color Name: The names of colors that are displayed in list boxes. Constant in Formula: The captions of constants in report formulas. Control: The captions of forms, tables, sections, tabs, and labels on forms (that is, the strings on forms that are not related to text and list boxes, check boxes, and column names). DB String List Item: The names of list items that are taken directly from the MYOB Advanced database. Description Display Name: The descriptions of automation step IDs. Display Name: The captions of text boxes, check boxes, and table columns that are bound to entities (such as users). Font Family: The names of font families that are displayed in list boxes. Font Name: The names of fonts that are displayed in list boxes. Int List Item: The names of list items to which integer values correspond in the MYOB Advanced database. Mail Settings: The subjects and bodies from the mail settings of reports. Message: The messages displayed to users and the button tooltips. Mobile SiteMap Display Name: The nodes of the site map in the MYOB Advanced Mobile Application. Non UI Field: The internal names of fields in the database for fields that are not displayed in the user interface. (These fields can be displayed in the application interface when a user designs a report or a generic inquiry.) Prompt: The captions of report parameters. Site Map Node: The nodes of the site map in your MYOB Advanced instance. String List Item: The names of list items to which string values correspond in the MYOB Advanced database. Text Box Value: The captions of text boxes in reports. Tile: The titles of tiles that are displayed in workspaces in the user interface. Valid Value: The labels of report parameters. Virtual Table Display Name: The captions of text boxes, check boxes, and table columns that are unbound to entities. Workspace: The titles of workspaces in the modern user interface. To view the strings of a type or multiple types, select the check box that precedes the type or types. To view the strings of all types, clear all the check boxes in the list. This box becomes available if the Show Only Unbound check box is selected.
Created Since	The date you select to view in the tables only the strings whose translation (or at least one of the translations) has been added to the system after this date.
Modified After	The date you select to view in the tables only the strings whose translation (or at least one of the translations) has been modified after this date.

Collected Tab

This tab includes the Default Values and the Key-Specific Values tables. The Default Values table displays the collected strings that meet the criteria you have specified in the Selection area. The Key-Specific Values table displays all the occurrences (that meet the criteria you specified in the Selection area) of the string selected in the Default Values table.

In the Default Values table, you translate the values by entering the translation in the column with the name of the target language. The translation is automatically assigned to all occurrences of the string unless you specify other translations for some occurrences in the Key-Specific Values table. If the string you translate appears in more than one place on the interface, you should check all the occurrences of the string in the Key-Specific Values table. If the translation differs for some occurrences, specify the correct translation for these occurrences. The system determines the translation for each of the string occurrences following these general rules:

If the string selected in the Default Values table has no translation specified in the Key-Specific Values table, the occurrence has the same translation as specified for the string in the Default Values table.
If the string selected in the Default Values table has a translation is specified in the Key-Specific Values table, the occurrence has the translation as specified for the string in the Kay-Specific Values table.
If the string selected in the Default Values table has no translation in both the Default Values and Key-Specific Values tables, the selected string and all its occurrences are not translated.

After the string has been translated to all languages defined in the system, it is automatically hidden from the Default Values table (unless the Show Localized check box is selected).

You can also exclude particular strings and their occurrences from translation. Excluding occurrences of a string from the translation follows these general rules:

If the Do Not Translate check box is selected for the string in the Default Values table, all occurrences of the string are excluded from the translation.
If the Do Not Translate check box is cleared for the string in the Default Values table, the occurrences of the string for which you select the Do Not Translate check box in the Key-Specific Values table are excluded from the translation.

After you save the changes, the system hides the string occurrences with the check box selected.

Table 1. Default Values Table Toolbar
The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.
Button	Description
View Usage Details	Opens the Usage Details dialog box (described in detail in the Usage Details Dialog Box section of this topic), where you can see the ID and the name of the form on which the selected value is used.

Table 2. Default Values Table Columns
Column	Description
Source Value	The string in the source language. The values may include the following special formatting: The -> sign: For commands in lists, the -> sign separates the name of the list from the command (for example, State -> Completed; the State -> part of the string is for informational purposes only). You should translate only the text after the -> sign. HTML tags: Strings may include HTML tags that define the string formatting. For example, <B> and </B> tags indicate the bold part of the text. You should keep the tags in the translated text on their respective places to keep the formatting. Placeholders that use the '{<number>}' format: Such placeholders are replaced with the text when a user who works with document gets the message. You should copy the placeholders without changes in the respective places in the translation.
Do Not Translate	A check box that you select to indicate that the string does not need to be translated. After you save the changes, the system hides the strings with the check box selected. The exclusion is applied automatically to all occurrences of the string you can see in the Key-Specific Values table. To exclude only some of the occurrences, select the Do Not Translate check box for the occurrences in the Key-Specific Values table. Note: To view the strings marked with the check box, select the Show Excluded check box in the Selection area.
[Target Language]	The string translated in the target language. The translation is applied automatically to all occurrences of the string that are not specifically translated in the Key-Specific Values table. Note: You won't be able to save the translations of the occurrences of the string selected in the Default Values table until you add the string translation to the Default Values table.

Table 3. Key-Specific Values Table Toolbar
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Button	Description
View Usage Details	Opens the Usage Details dialog box (described in detail in the Usage Details Dialog Box section of this topic), where you can see the ID and the name of the form on which the selected value is used.

Table 4. Key-Specific Values Table Columns
Column	Description
Key	The system resource with which the string selected in the Default Values table is associated.
Do Not Translate	A check box that you select to indicate that the selected occurrence of the string does not need to be translated. Note: To view the strings for which this check box is selected, select the Show Excluded check box in the Selection area.
[Target Language]	The translation for the particular occurrence of the string selected in the Default Values table. Note: You won't be able to save the translations of the occurrences of the string selected in the Default Values table until you add the string translation to the Default Values table.

Obsolete Tab

This tab displays all strings that were previously translated but currently do not exist in the system. You can use them for reference or delete all the strings if they are not needed. The Default Values table displays the obsolete strings that meet the criteria you specified in the Selection area. The Key-Specific Values table displays all the occurrences (that meet the criteria you specified in the Selection area) of the string selected in the Default Values table.

Table 5. Default Values Table Toolbar
The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.
Button	Description
View Usage Details	Opens the Usage Details dialog box (described in detail in the Usage Details Dialog Box section of this topic), where you can see the ID and the name of the form on which the selected value is used.
Delete Obsolete Strings	Deletes all strings in the table.

Table 6. Default Values Table Columns
Column	Description
Source Value	The string in the source language.
Do Not Translate	A check box that you select to indicate that the string does not need to be translated. After you save the changes, the system hides the strings with the check box selected. Note: To view the strings for which this check box is selected, select the Show Excluded check box in the Selection area.
[Target Language]	The translation for the string in the target language.

Table 7. Key-Specific Values Table Toolbar
The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.
Button	Description
View Usage Details	Opens the Usage Details dialog box (described in detail in the Usage Details Dialog Box section of this topic), where you can see the ID and the name of the form on which the selected value is located.

Table 8. Key-Specific Values Table Columns
Column	Description
Key	The system resource with which the string selected in the Default Values table is associated. To view the form the resource is bound to, select the resource and then click View Usage Details on the table toolbar.
Do Not Translate	A check box that you select to indicate that the selected occurrence of the string does not need to be translated. After you save the changes, the system hides the string occurrences with the check box selected. Note: To view the strings marked with the check box, select the Show Excluded check box in the Selection area.
[Target Language]	The translation for the particular occurrence of the string selected in the Default Values table.

Usage Details Dialog Box

The Usage Details dialog box displays the forms the selected string is bound to.

Note: You won't be able to view the usage details of an unbound resource (that is, the dialog box will be empty) because unbound resources are not bound to any form.

The table toolbar of this dialog box includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.


Element	Description
Screen ID	The ID of MYOB Advanced form on which the selected value is used. Note: The standalone screens, which have a screen ID of 00.00.00.00, are the screens whose files are stored outside of the Pages folder in the site directory on the server that is used to host the application site. The Sign-In page is an example of a standalone screen.
Title	The name of MYOB Advanced form on which the selected value is used.
The dialog box has the following buttons.
Open UI Element	Opens the selected form in a new browser tab.
Close	Closes the dialog box.