| Configuration Multilanguage Fields Support (OP)To support multilanguage fields, LN must be installed
in Unicode mode. You can choose the Unicode character set in the LN Installation
Wizard. For more information on the prerequisites for a Unicode
installation, see the Technical Notes. Before you start the configuration of Multilanguage Fields
Support, it is recommended you create a backup of the application data. For
example, you can extract your application data through the Create Sequential Dump of Table (ttaad4226m000) session, or you can create a backup
through the backup tools in your RDBMS. Step 1. Enable support for Multilanguage FieldsTo enable support for Multilanguage fields: - Start the Parameters Multi Language Support (ttadv4106m000) session.
- Configure Multibyte and Unicode, and perform the required
steps for this configuration. See the instructions displayed in the session's
window.
- Select the Multi Language Fields Support check box.
- Save the changes and close the session.
Step 2. Define data languagesTo define data languages: - Start the Data Languages (ttaad1111m000) session.
- Define the desired data languages. A data language consists
of an ISO 639-1 language code and, optionally, an ISO 3166-1 country code. You
can zoom to the ISO 639 Languages (ttaad1512m000) session and the ISO 3166-1 Countries (ttaad1513m000) session.
- Define the base language: Select a data language and, on
the appropriate menu, click Make Base Language.
Note: The base language is used as a fall back
language. Application data is displayed in the base language if both of the
following scenarios occur: - No data language is defined in the user data of an LN user.
- No data language is linked to the user's software
language.
- Convert the data languages to the runtime data dictionary.
On the appropriate menu, click Convert Data Languages to Runtime. The conversion
process generates the $BSE/lib/data_langs file.
Important: - Only perform this step if you are sure you no longer
want to change the base language. See the restrictions listed in the online
help of the Data Languages (ttaad1111m000) session.
- During the conversion to runtime, all users must be
logged off.
- When the conversion to runtime has finished, you must
restart the LN environment.
- Close the session.
Data Languages have a status that is used to control their
life cycle. For details, refer to "Life cycle of a data language" in the online
help of the Data Languages (ttaad1111m000) session. Step 3. Link data languages to software languagesYou must link data languages to the corresponding software
languages. To link a data language to a software
language: - Start the Software Languages (ttaad1510m000) session.
- To start the Software Languages (ttaad1110s000) session, double-click a software language. In the Data Language field, enter the desired data language.
Note: - You can zoom to the Data Languages (ttaad1111m000) session.
- You can only select data languages with status "Base
Language" and "Available".
- If you leave the Data Language field blank, LN displays the
application data in the data language defined in the user data of an LN user, or in the
base language.
- Save the changes and close the sessions.
To ensure that application software and application data are
displayed in the same language, link the data languages to the software
languages. Step 4. Register Multilanguage Tables and Table FieldsRegister the tables and table fields that must be
multilanguage enabled. For all package combinations you want to be
multilanguage-enabled: - Start the Registered Tables with Multi Language Fields (ttadv4137m000) session.
- Select a package combination.
- Add the tables you want to be Multilanguage
Enabled.
- Double-click a table. The Registered Multi Language Fields (ttadv4138m000) session starts.
- For each field you want to be multilanguage enabled, select
the Enabled check box.
- Save the changes and close the sessions.
Step 5. Convert to runtimeTo convert the multilanguage settings to the runtime data
dictionary: - Start the Convert to Runtime Data Dictionary (ttadv5215m000) session.
- Select the Tables check box and the Reconfigure Tables check box.
- For package combinations, packages, and tables, specify
the appropriate selection ranges.
Click Convert to Runtime Optionally, start the User Data (ttaad2500m000) session, and define a data language per user. The data
language specified in the user data takes precedence over the data language
linked to a software language. For more information, see "Language types" in Multilanguage application data (OP).
Note If you use the DEM Content Pack with Infor LN, consider
using the MAA0050 (Multi Data Languages for Descriptions) wizard to set up
multilanguage support. You can execute this predefined wizard from the Wizards by Project Model (tgwzr4502m000) session after you specified the business
function model for your company. | |