Modifying object text

You can modify object text strings for object types, object fields, filters, and enumerated values.

About this task

To do this task, you need the SOX > Administration > Object Text application permission.

The Category column on the Object Text page describes what type of text the object type contains.

Table 1. Using the Category column

If the Category column is...	The object text defines ...
Enum Value	Label text for an enumerated value for an object field
Field	Label text and field guidance for an object field
Filter	Label text for a public filter
Object	Singular and plural forms of the displayed label text for an object type

1. Click > System Configuration > Object Text.
2. To find object text that you want to view or modify, click to access the search filter.
   1. Select one or more object types in Object Type.
   2. Select one or more filters in Search Scope.
   3. Optional: Click in the Search box and enter free text. The search returns results when it finds a match in the item, description, or labels in any language. You can enter single words. For example, enter "audit" to find all object texts with the word "audit" in the item, description, or labels. The Search box text is not case-sensitive.
3. To modify labels for an enumerated value for an object field:
   1. Click the row for the enumerated value object text that you want to update (the Category column is Enum Value).
   2. For selected locales, enter text in Label.

      If it is displayed, click to populate translated values to languages. For more information, see IBM Watson Language Translator.

   3. Click Done.
4. To modify labels and guidance for an object field:
   1. Click the row for the object field text that you want to update (the Category column is Field).
   2. For selected locales, enter text in Label and Guidance.

      If it is displayed, click to populate translated values to languages. For more information, see IBM Watson Language Translator.

   3. Optional: Apply formatting in Guidance. For more information, see Applying light formatting to text.
   4. Click Done.
5. To modify labels for a filter:
   1. Click the row for the filter that you want to update (the Category column is Filter).
   2. For selected locales, enter text in Label.

      If it is displayed, click to populate translated values to languages. For more information, see IBM Watson Language Translator.

   3. Click Done.
6. To modify labels for an object type:
   1. Click the row for the object type that you want to update (the Category column is Object).
   2. For selected locales, enter text in Singular Label and Plural Label.

      If it is displayed, click to populate translated values to languages. For more information, see IBM Watson Language Translator.

      IBM Watson Language Translator can correctly translate singular and plural text.

   3. Click Done.