Tasks to support globalization

If your users operate in a language that is not US English, you must ensure that their required information is supported.

You can use the following checklist to plan for globalization.

  • Identify the base language and the secondary languages that are supported. If necessary, change the base language from US English.
  • If the languages are supported by the IBM® TRIRIGA® Application Platform, obtain and import the language packs. Otherwise, add the languages to the language list, create the language codes, and configure the locales in the Globalization Manager.

    The language packs are in the TRIRIGA_version_Language_Packs.zip file on the Application Upgrade image in the IBM TRIRIGA application eAssembly on the IBM® Passport Advantage® website.

    After you download the installation image that contains the TRIRIGA_version_Language_Packs.zip file, you must add the file to the <install directory>\userfiles\LanguagePacks folder.

  • Translate record data. You can use the Globalization Manager, the integration object, or DataConnect to import record data. Or you can log in as a user of the supported language and edit the localizable fields in the forms.
  • Use the Globalization Manager to translate labels, tab information, system messages, and tooltips.

    If you choose to do a delta export, the TRIRIGA_version_Language_Packs.zip file must be in the <install directory>\userfiles\LanguagePacks folder when you do the export.

  • Use the List Manager to translate lists.
  • Use the Tools menu to translate approvals, CTQ dynamic lists, news, notification content, offline content, and user message records into the supported languages.
  • If none of the date or time formats that are included with the IBM TRIRIGA Application Platform are appropriate for your business environment, add the formats in the List Manager.
  • Add the currency type to the List Manager if needed. To avoid data loss or other conversion issues, add, or remove currencies before you add the data records.
  • Translate units of measure and UOM values in the Administration menu if needed.
  • If you have an official language, translate all reports into that official language.

    If you need reports in multiple languages, create multiple versions of the reports. When you create these reports, you can choose to filter data by the triLanguageLI field so your reports do not mix data in multiple languages.

  • Translate all help text into supported languages.
  • Establish language, currency, time zone, date format, date time format, area unit, and length unit values in the My Profile pages.
  • Enable bidirectional support and specify the direction of user-generated text in the My Profile page if needed.
  • To use a language with multi-byte characters, such as Japanese or Russian, you might need to configure your database. Check the installation checklist for your database. To use an Excel file with multi-byte characters, open the file with a text editor and save it as UTF-8.