Translatable text

Parse static translatable text from HTML and JavaScript view files, storing entries as triDictionaryEntry business object records, generating translated versions based on profile language settings for non-English browsers.

As part of the UX framework, the Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities platform can parse static translatable text from the UX view. Each view is made up of one or more HTML or JavaScript (JS) files. In turn, each HTML or JS file can be made up of the following components: Maximo Real Estate and Facilities components, custom components, Polymer-based or React-based elements, and traditional HTML elements, as discussed in earlier articles.

The translatable text is stored as records of the triDictionaryEntry business object in the System module. When you open the UX view, the platform checks the language setting in your profile. If the language is not US English, the platform generates a translated version of the HTML or JS files and components, and pushes the translated UX view to your web browser.

Conditions for translatable text

The HTML or JS element does not have the translate attribute
<paper-tab>Space Details</paper-tab>

Translatable text: Space Details

The HTML or JS element has the translate attribute with the value of yes
<paper-tab translate="yes">Audited Actions</paper-tab>

Translatable text: Audited Actions

The text is not blank and has at least one alphabetic character
Space Details

Audited Actions

123 A

The text contains data binding and has at least one alphabetic character
<span class="city">City: <span class="value">{{item.city}}</span></span>

Translatable text: City: <span class="value">{{item.city}}</span>

Sources of translatable text

HTML or JS element Translatable text Examples
Any element The alt attribute

The description attribute

The error-message attribute

The label attribute

The placeholder attribute

The text attribute

The title attribute

Any custom *-label attribute

 <paper-input label="Area" error-message="Invalid input value." value= "{{data.triAreaNU}}"> </paper-input>

<iron-autogrow-textarea placeholder="Instructions"> </iron-autogrow-textarea>

<tricomp-audit-header back-label="My Audits" action-label="Create" ...> </tricomp-audit-header>
Any element

Except for inner tags <p>, <span>, and the following List of inner tags

 The text nodes

Parse the text nodes as individual translatable text and not concatenated text

 <div>IBM TRIRIGA : <b>Move Planner</b> Application</div> (2 separate texts)

<th>Approver</th>

<div class="title">Approval History</div>
See the following List of inner tags The inner HTML <b>Move Planner</b>

<h1>Projects</h1>

<label>Floor: </label>
<p>, <span> The inner HTML

Grab the full inner HTML which can contain concatenated text with inner tags like <b> or <span>

 <p>You <b>don't</b> have any requests</p>

<span class="city">City: <span class="value"> {{item.city}}</span></span>
<script> Any custom JavaScript __dictionary__* variable (double underscore before, double underscore after) __dictionary__1 = "Space Details.";

__dictionary__2 = 'Audited Actions.';

__dictionary__Label = "You don't have any requests.";
List of inner tags
<a>, <abbr>, <acronym>, <b>, <bdi>, <bdo>, <cite>, <code>, <del>, <dfn>, <em>, <h*> (h1, h2, etc.), <i>, <ins>, <kbd>, <label>, <mark>, <meter>, <output>, <progress>, <q>, <rp>, <rt>, <ruby>, <s>, <samp>, <small>, <strong>, <sub>, <sup>, <time>, <u>, <var>, <wbr>