Translating Field Help Text

You can translate Help text for forms, fields, or data files. Use this procedure to translate Help text for fields if you want to use ASCII text files.

For more information, see the sections Help Text, The Text File Translation Process, andHelp Text Translation Files.

To translate field Help text

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

      dmpfldtxt [-adi] [-m module] [-l language [-t]] dumpfile productline systemcode [formID...]

    2. Type the following selections.
      Program Option Description
      a Dump all form field address lines, regardless of whether they contain form field text.
      d Dump the text defaults if the form field text does not exist.
      i Dump only the input field Help text
      m module

      Process just the module in the system; for example, the Report Writer (RW) module in the General Ledger (GL) system.

      If you use this option, you must also type the associated application system in the System Code parameter.
      l language Dump text in the specified language.
      t Dump non-translated text in the specified language
      Field Description
      dumpfile File to store the text in.
      productline Product line to dump text for.
      systemcode System code to dump text for.
      formID Form ID to dump text for.
    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 Field Help Text

    The following example shows sample output from dmpfldtxt.

    ~$9 CA05 1LINE-FC
Select the function you want to perform.
~$9 CA05 1ALD-COMPANY
Select the company number you are allocating to.
~$9 CA05 1ALD-ACCT-UNIT
Select the accounting unit you are allocating to.
  2. Translate the field Help text in the ASCII text file using your word processing or translation program.

    The ASCII text file must have been created by dmpfldtxt so that it contains the ~$ lines. 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 field Help text translations into the Environment.
    1. In your word processing or translation program, save the file of translated Help text as an ASCII (text only) file.
    2. Transfer the file from your PC to the server.
    3. At the command line, type:

      lddoctxt [-o] productline language dumpfile

    4. Type the following selections.
      Program Option Description
      o Overwrite the current text.
      Field Description
      productline Product line to load text for.
      language Language the text has been translated into.
      dumpfile File containing the translated text.
    5. Press Enter.

      The program runs and displays a message when it completes.