Localizing titles and messages

You can localize titles and messages in the application. For example, you can create a catalog section with the default English title and specify titles for other supported languages so that when people log in to the application with the specific local, the catalog section is displayed in this locale.

Before you begin

Review the languages and locales supported in BMC Helix Digital Workplace; see Supported-languages-and-locales.

To localize titles and messages

Important

For every title and message that you are localizing, first modify the text for the default locale. If you are modifying the existing text provided by BMC, you must also modify the text for all locales that your users might use. The default text is shown on the user’s device if the device has no text defined for the locale or no specific locale is selected.

For example, a localizable area includes a text provided by BMC for all locales; users with a specified English locale see the text in English, however, users with a specified Hindi locale, see the default text because Hindi is not a supported language. Asset actions do not include the text provided by BMC, so you might choose to enter terms for the default locale only.

Follow this procedure for each area that you want to localize:

In the BMC Helix Digital Workplace Admin console, navigate to a localizable area.
Select a locale for which you are providing the localized text.
In the localizable fields, enter the localized text.
Click Save.

The following image shows the localizable area for the Contact Help button:

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Localizable areas and fields

Localizable area	Configuration steps	Localizable fields	Additional information
Contact options	On the Help Desk tab, click Contact Options. In the Contact Type field, select General Help or Account Problems.	Custom Message field for both the General Help Properties and Account Problems Properties areas.	For General Help, the text is shown when the user needs general assistance and clicks Contact IT. For Account Problems, the text is shown when the user experiences account issues and clicks Account Problems.
Sections in the Catalog	On the Service Requests tab, select Catalog > Catalog Sections. Click the section you want to edit, or click Add to create a new section.	Name	For more information, see Setting-up-sections-in-the-Catalog.

The following localizations require a DWP Advanced icon.png BMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced license:

Localizable area	Configuration steps	Localizable fields	Additional information
Appointments information	Select Configuration, then click Label Customizations. Click the Appointments tab.	Description Instructions	Description Instructions provide the instructions that tell users what to enter when creating an appointment.
Catalog	Select Configuration, then click Label Customizations. Click the Catalog tab.	Appointment Contact IT button	For information about changing the labels of the localizable fields, see Configuring-the-labels-used-in-BMC-Helix-Digital-Workplace.
My Stuff	Select Configuration, then click Label Customizations. Click the My Stuff tab.	My Stuff	The My Stuff tab lists the services that the self-service user is following and displays the health of these services. This tab also displays the self-service user's requested items that come from BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog.
Global search	Select Configuration, then click Label Customizations. Click the Global search tab.	Placeholder Filter name for Catalog items Filter name for Knowledge articles	The Placeholder field is what end users see in the Global search panel. Catalog items and Knowledge articles are filter names. For more information, see Configuring-the-labels-used-in-BMC-Helix-Digital-Workplace.
Asset Actions	On the Location Management tab, click Assets > Actions Library. Click the action you want to edit, or click Add Action to create a new action.	Name, Type, URL, and Tag fields	For more information about actions and these fields, see Managing-assets-on-floor-maps.
Asset Types	On the Location Management tab, click Assets > Types Library.	Name Good status label Bad status label Unknown status label	For information about asset types and these fields, see Adding and editing asset types.
Service Actions	On the Services tab, select Service Actions. Click the action you want to edit, or click Add Action to create a new action.	Name	For information about services and service types, see Setting-up-service-health-items.

Localizing titles and messages

Before you begin

To localize titles and messages

Localizable areas and fields

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