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A multilingual platform

Workplace is a multilingual platform that comes pre-configured with several languages as standard. This allows different users to display the content in their preferred language. Some of the functionalities in Workplace are dependent on these language settings. For example:

• Field, button, and report labels will be translated to the language of the user.

• Emails can be send to users depending on their language settings.

Adjusting language settings on for a user

Changing the language settings of your profile can be done in two simple steps.

How to recognize a field that allows a translation string

In most cases fields, button, and other elements will be translated without intervention of the system admin or user. Some fields however, allow the creation of a translation string. Fields that allow for translations strings can be recognized by the speech balloon. These fields are often the names fields on an instance page,

Create and use a translation strings

In order to tell Workplace to translate this field when the language settings are changed, a small letter must be entered as the first letter. If you do not want this field to be translated, the first letter must be a capital letter.

Check if a translation string already exists

It is possible to check if the translation of a specific word exists in the environment by pressing the speech bubble after filling in the word.

• If the field remains white, there is a translation for this specific word in the environment.

• If the field turns yellow, no translation string exists yet for this word.

Create new translation string and corresponding translations

There are two ways of creating a new translation string.

1. The translation page is accessed directly via the double speech bubble on the field (the icon on the right). new translation string is easily created by pressing the double speech icon.

   

2. Or it can be accessed via navigation menu under: Configuration > Translations > new.

After the translation string is created, the translations can be added in all required languages. To create a new translation:

1. make sure you are in the translation string (see screenshot)

2. press New

3. Choose the language from the drop down menu

4. Fill in the translation in the translation field

Look up translations

Via the menu option Admin > Translations, system admins can look up all the translation strings (also known as 'translation keys') in the environment.

By pressing the ‘Reverse search translation’ button on the top right of the search screen you can search for the translation (for example in the Dutch language) instead of searching on the translation string.

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