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When a database is created the default language is English. This can be changed by modifying the default_language_id entry in the global_settings table. This must be done before any data is entered in the database otherwise issues may occur.
The list of languages that can be made available is pre-set. If an additional language is needed, contact ATS Support.
To make the language selection quicker you can specify which languages will be displayed.
1. Select the Management tab.
2. Click Languages.
The Languages window is split into two panes. The upper pane contains the languages that are currently available when creating an item. The lower pane contains the languages that aren't currently available.
3. To make languages available for selection enable the check boxes next to the languages in the lower plane.
4. Drag and drop the selected languages to the upper pane.
The languages are now available when creating or editing items.
5. Use the arrow buttons to re-order the list. This is the order in which they will be displayed to the user.
For information on using multiple languages when creating or editing an item see here.
The following applications and items contain text that can be modified and translated. They're split into three groups:
● Basic
o Mobile Collectors
o Travel Service
● Reports
● CAP Comment Types
Translated text can be viewed by users that have that language selected within their profile.
Modify text and add translations as follows:
1. Select the Management tab.
2. You can now choose from three options in the Vocabulary section:
a. Click Basic and then select Travel Service or Mobile Collector from the drop-down list in the window that opens.
b. Click Report to modify and translate text in reports.
c. Click CAP Comment Types to modify and translate the descriptions of static tables such as Defect Status, Repair Status, etc.
The list of text that can be translated in that application or item is displayed.
3. Expand text items to see the translations that have already been entered.
4. Select a text item.
5. Click the Edit
button (
).
A new dialog opens.
6. Modify the text as required.
Extra languages can be added by selecting them in the drop-down list and
clicking 
.
7. Click OK.
The changes are saved.
To display buttons, parts, components, and other items in an operator's native language when collecting data, you can specify the language to use as part of the user's profile. After specifying a user's language, the administrator must provide the translated terms for each of the elements that should appear in the user's native language.
A language is assigned to a user in Security Manger.
Refer to the Security Manager section for further information.
Once it has been updated, when the user next logs in to his/her station, the native language equivalents appear. Items that do not have a translation appear in the default language, flagged with an asterisk.