Classifications

The CLASSIFICATION database table contains system dynamic data such as transaction types, object statuses, and currencies. CLASSIFICATION contains a DESCRIPTION column that is used to store globalization translations for the classification that is identified by the values in the SCHEME and CODE columns.

If FTM is installed in a single-language environment, the description column for these entries can be translated into the target language.

If FTM is installed in a multilingual environment, the description values need to be updated to contain translations for each supported language. FTM facilitates multiple languages by wrapping each language translation in XML tags, where the tag name is the language code. For example, when both English and Spanish are supported, the S_AuthorizePending classification item entry has the following text in the description field:

<en>Authorization Pending</en><es>Autorización Pendiente</es>

These updates can be done directly in the CLASSIFICATION database table or by using the FTM Operations and Administration Console (OAC). To update the table in the OAC, search for the classification item that you want to update and click it to view its details. Click the edit icon edit to open the Edit Classification Item page as shown in the following figure. Save your changes and then restart the FTM OAC in the application server console for this change to take effect.

A picture of the edit classification item page that shows an example of how to provide multilingual support — Figure 1. Editing classifications to provide multilingual support

To maintain a single, original copy, any configuration changes always need to be updated back into the model by using the Rational® tools.