Contents Now Platform Administration Previous Topic Next Topic Self-localize the interface ... SAVE AS PDF Selected Topic Topic & Subtopics All Topics in Contents Other Share Self-localize the interface If self-localizing the base system (for languages not supported by ServiceNow or deprecated), ServiceNow provides a file containing strings from the interface in the English language. This file can be translated into any language and imported to the instance. About this task All interface items are stored as translatable strings in these translation tables. Translated Name / Field [sys_translated] Messages [sys_ui_message] Field Label [sys_documentation] Choice [sys_choice] Translated Text [sys_translated_text] By default, these translation tables only contain English strings. To populate these tables with translated strings: Procedure Obtain the file containing English strings from the translation tables. This file is provided by ServiceNow. Within the file, translate the Label, Plural, Hint, and Message columns for each row. Be sure to also change the "Language" column to the two character ISO code of the new language. Import the translated document back into the instance as an import set. On this page Send Feedback Previous Topic Next Topic
Self-localize the interface If self-localizing the base system (for languages not supported by ServiceNow or deprecated), ServiceNow provides a file containing strings from the interface in the English language. This file can be translated into any language and imported to the instance. About this task All interface items are stored as translatable strings in these translation tables. Translated Name / Field [sys_translated] Messages [sys_ui_message] Field Label [sys_documentation] Choice [sys_choice] Translated Text [sys_translated_text] By default, these translation tables only contain English strings. To populate these tables with translated strings: Procedure Obtain the file containing English strings from the translation tables. This file is provided by ServiceNow. Within the file, translate the Label, Plural, Hint, and Message columns for each row. Be sure to also change the "Language" column to the two character ISO code of the new language. Import the translated document back into the instance as an import set.
Self-localize the interface If self-localizing the base system (for languages not supported by ServiceNow or deprecated), ServiceNow provides a file containing strings from the interface in the English language. This file can be translated into any language and imported to the instance. About this task All interface items are stored as translatable strings in these translation tables. Translated Name / Field [sys_translated] Messages [sys_ui_message] Field Label [sys_documentation] Choice [sys_choice] Translated Text [sys_translated_text] By default, these translation tables only contain English strings. To populate these tables with translated strings: Procedure Obtain the file containing English strings from the translation tables. This file is provided by ServiceNow. Within the file, translate the Label, Plural, Hint, and Message columns for each row. Be sure to also change the "Language" column to the two character ISO code of the new language. Import the translated document back into the instance as an import set.
