Set a fallback language
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- UpdatedAug 1, 2024
- 2 minutes to read
- Xanadu
- Localization
Set a fallback language to be used when user interface text is not translated in the user's preferred language to accommodate the language needs of your users.
Before you begin
Activate the languages that your users need. For more information, see Activate a language for supported languages or Translating to an unsupported language for custom translations.
Role required: admin
About this task
By default, if a UI string is not translated in the preferred language of an instance session, it displays in English. Setting fallback languages creates a three-level hierarchy in which an intermediate language is used before defaulting to English. Setting a fallback language also means you don't need to add custom translations for UI strings that are suitable in the fallback language and users get UI strings in the languages most appropriate for them.
For example, you could set the fallback language for Mexican Spanish to Spanish. If a UI string is not translated in Mexican Spanish, it displays in Spanish instead. If a Spanish translation is not available either, the UI string displays in English. As an admin, you would need to provide custom translations of UI strings in Mexican Spanish only when the translation differs from the Spanish translation.
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