To use labels

Using labels instead of plain text has the following advantages:

  • Improved standardization: a single label is used by all software components
  • Easier software maintenance: the layout of forms, reports, and menus becomes language-independent
  • Easy and fast translation: the label description is translated only once
  • Enhanced customization facilities: changes in the central label file have effect on all the packages
  • The alignment of a label (left or right) on multi-occurrence forms and reports is linked to the alignment of the associated table field

For example, using labels makes it possible to display and print the text in the correct language on:

  • Forms
  • Reports
  • Menus

See also To translate labels into another language

For each label you define:

  • The label code, which identifies the label.
  • The label description that can be translated into different languages.

You can specify multiple descriptions with different lengths or heights for a label. For more information, see To define label length and label height.

To translate labels into another language

Copy the labels to the other language. Make sure that you work in the other language. Translate the label descriptions.

To link text to a label

Click Edit Text. You can select the following type of text:

Technical documentation

If a text is present, Tools displays the text. If no text is present, you can create it.

The documentation is stored by language, package VRC, and label code. Labels with the same language, package VRC, and label code, but with different heights and lengths, have the same documentation.

To translate labels into another language

Copy the labels to the other language. Make sure that you work in the other language. Translate the label descriptions.

For more information, refer to the Tools Translation manual and the Translation tools Help.

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