Localizing forms
If your organization supports multiple languages, you can make forms available in multiple languages so users can work with forms in their own languages. You localize a form by exporting it and then creating a translated properties file for each locale that you want to support.
When you export a form, Unica Plan creates a compressed file that contains a form properties file for your locale. You can create a copy of the properties file for each locale your organization supports. Then, you can translate the group names, field names, descriptions, and help tips into the appropriate language for each locale. If the form uses lookup tables and the database contains localized versions of the lookup tables, you can edit the properties file to reference the correct lookup tables.
Properties file names
Properties file names must be in the following format.
<form_name>_<locale>.properties
where <form_name> is the name of the form, and <locale> is a locale code. The following locale codes are recognized.
| Code | Language |
|---|---|
| de_DE | German |
| en_GB | English (Great Britain) |
| en_US | English (United States) |
| es_ES | Spanish |
| fr_FR | French |
| it_IT | Italian |
| ja_JP | Japanese |
| ko_KR | Korean |
| pt_BR | Portuguese |
| ru_RU | Russian |
| zh_CN | Simplified Chinese |
| zh_TW | Traditional Chinese |
Example properties file
columngroup.group1.header=group1
columngroup.group1.description=first group
columngroup.offer.header=offer
columngroup.offer.description=second group
columngroup.offer2.header=offer
columngroup.offer2.description=third group
column.business_unit_id.label=Business Unit
column.business_unit_id.message= Business Unit is a mandatory field
column.business_unit_id.helptip= Business Unit is used for
column.init_type_id.label= Initiative Type
column.init_type_id.message= Initiative Type is a mandatory field
column.offer_codes.label=Offer Code(s)
column.effective_date.label=Effective Date
column.drop_date.label=Drop Date
column.business_unit_id.lookuptable=lkup_business_unit
tvccolumngroup.group1.header=group1
tvccolumngroup.group1.description=group1 description
tvccolumngroup.group1.helptip=group1 helptip
tvccolumn.tvc_not_used_ref_1.label=Single Marketing ObjectLocalizing forms by editing
You can also localize forms by having users in the locale open the form and manually edit the names and descriptions. When the user saves the form, Unica Plan saves the translations that the user entered. Then, the translated form displays for other users with that default locale. However, this process takes more time and is efficient only when the number of forms and the number of supported locales are small.
How Unica Plan determines the properties file to use
When a user displays a form, Unica Plan uses the properties file for the first locale in this list for which a properties file exists.
- User's locale
- Default locale for the system
- Locale in which the form was created