Description of the Menu Languages
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Languages defined in this menu are then made available in the following parts of Metis: | Languages defined in this menu are then made available in the following parts of Metis: | ||
| - | * when a designation is required for an item (e.g. a language, a position, an attribute etc.), the designation may be entered for all the languages that have been made available by the administrator as shown in the following example for an attribute: | + | * when a designation is required for an item (e.g. a language, a position, an [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Attributes|attribute]] etc.), the designation may be entered for all the languages that have been made available by the administrator as shown in the following example for an [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Attributes|attribute]]: |
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| + | | The designations in the other languages are used in the case where a designation is missing for the language in which the user is currently working with (see the [[#Priority| Priority]] section below). | ||
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* In the Users menu as shown in the following example: | * In the Users menu as shown in the following example: | ||
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| - | * In the [[Description of the Sub-Menu Functionalities#Languages tab | Profiles menu]] as shown in the following | + | * In the [[Description of the Sub-Menu Functionalities#Languages tab | Profiles menu]] as shown in the following examples: |
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The properties of the language must be provided, that is to say: | The properties of the language must be provided, that is to say: | ||
* a picture representing the country flag | * a picture representing the country flag | ||
| - | * | + | * a language code (preferably the ISO code) |
* a designation | * a designation | ||
* a translation for each language that has already been made available by the administrator | * a translation for each language that has already been made available by the administrator | ||
| - | The language code field is mandatory in order to save the language | + | The language code field is mandatory in order to save the language. This field is limited to four characters and cannot be changed afterwards. |
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| + | | It is highly recommended to use the [http://www.iso.org/iso/english_country_names_and_code_elements official ISO country code]. | ||
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To define a picture representing the country flag for the language, click on the frame located on the top right side. A window opens as shown in the following example: | To define a picture representing the country flag for the language, click on the frame located on the top right side. A window opens as shown in the following example: | ||