Multi-lingual data

Description

Support multi-lingual master data in your app with this performance friendly module.

Typical usage scenario

Use this module if your application is Multi-lingual and you want to have translatable master-data or dropdowns. An example is a Product catalog that you would like to display in the language of the user (Bike/Fiets/Velo).

Features and limitations

Features

• Uses native JAVA ResourceBundles
• Performance friendly. Translating does not require database calls

Limitations

• Adding new translations requires a refresh of the resource bundles

Dependencies

• v1.0.0 for MX 7.23.31 or higher
• v2.0.0 for MX 8.18.19 or higher 
• v2.0.0 for MX 9

Installation

Download the module and add it to your project.

Configuration

1. Select the Entity that has attributes that you would like to rename (e.g. attribute Name of entity Product).

   Change the translatable attribute to a calculated attribute, leave the microflow empty for now.

2. Create an entity that you will use to store translations (e.g. Translation)

3. Create a reference to the object that you are translating (e.g. Translation_Product_Name)

4. Create a reference to the Language of the translation (Translation_Language).

   a. Create a microflow that inits/refreshes the resource bundles

   b. It must call JA_ResourceBundleFileCreate once for each available language, and pass the translations for that language to the JAVA action

5. It must end with the ResourceBundle_ClearCache action

6. Call that microflow from an After startup action, and also make it available as a button somewhere in your app

7. Implement the calculated attribute microflow: it must call JA_Translation_Retrieve and return the result of that action.

8. Implement a page to edit the data (Product_NewEdit) and add a grid or list to manage the Translations for that object.

9. Run your app, add some translations, refresh the resource bundle

10. Your masterdata is now translated!