Translating Value Lists

You can translate value lists. Use this procedure to translate value lists if you want to use ASCII text files.

For more information, see the sections Value List Translation Files, The Text File Translation Process, and Value Lists.

To translate value lists

  1. Create an ASCII text file of the value lists to translate.
    1. At the command line, type:

      dmpappvallst -t [-l language] [-n] dumpfile productline [systemcode]

    2. Type the following selections.
      Program Option Description
      -t Dump only values that do not have translations.
      -l Dump messages in the specified language.
      -n Do not dump extended translations.
      Field Description
      language The language of the value lists you want to dump.
      dumpfile File in which to store the value lists.
      productline Product line in which to dump the value lists.
      systemcode System code in which to dump the value lists.
    3. Press Enter.

      The program runs and displays a message when it completes.

    4. Transfer the file to your word processing or translation program.

      Example: Dump Value Lists

      The following example shows sample output from dmpappvallst.

      ~$"-","Subtract", Min Output Size = 08, Max Translation Size = 10
"",""

~$"/","Divide", Min Output Size = 06, Max Translation Size = 10
"",""

~$"0","All", Min Output Size = 03, Max Translation Size = 30
"",""

~$"0","N/A", Min Output Size = 15, Max Translation Size = 20
"",""
  2. Translate the value lists in the ASCII text file in your word processing or translation program.
    Note: The ASCII text file must have been created by dmpappvallst so that it contains the ~$ lines that indicate the address for each value list. Do not change any line that begins with ~$. These are address lines that enable the translations to load to the proper location in the Environment. Change the text below the address line.
  3. Load the value list translation file into the Environment.
    1. In your word processing or translation program, save the file of translated phrases as an ASCII (text only) file.
    2. Transfer the file from your PC to the server.
    3. At the command line, type:

      ldappvallst [-n] dumpfile language productline

    4. Type the following selections.
      Option or Field Description
      -n Do not load extended translations.
      dumpfile File containing the translated value lists.
      language The language the value lists have been translated into.
      productline Product line to dump value lists for.
    5. Press Enter.

      The program overwrites all existing value lists for that product line and language.