Translations

Administration > App Designer

On the Translations page, you manage the program texts and corresponding translations in different languages. You can edit existing texts and add new texts. You can always find the translations related to the respective app.

You can open this setting at different locations in the App Designer:

  • In the App Designer area in the Administration app: Click the desired app in the App management block.
  • On the SmartWe homepage: Open the context menu of the desired app and select Edit app.
  • In the App Designer toolbar: In an opened app, you can find the Edit app menu entry in the view menu in the App Designer toolbar.

Functions

Function

Description

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Searching

Using the Search, you can search for both texts and keywords.

  • When searching for text, the system searches for the character string you entered at any position in the program text, wildcards are not necessary. If, for example, you search for “ta”, then Create tasks will be found as well as Link with task. The search for text always includes the language you used to log on to SmartWe.
  • When searching for keywords only the last part of the key is searched. If, for example, you enter “smartdesign” your search will probably not result in any hits. If, however, you enter “gen” you will find, for example, smartdesign.todo.GENERAL.

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Creating translations

Using the New translation button, you can create a new entry. The entry is created for the app you selected earlier.

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Editing translations

Using the Edit button, you open the Edit translation window, in which you can edit the program texts and customize the translations.

  • You can customize the texts in all SmartWe available languages, independent of the language you logged on with.
  • In the Edit translation window, you can edit your own translations and, if necessary, delete them as long as the translation is not being used.
  • If any translations are read-only, the texts are displayed in gray and cannot be changed.
 
Tip

You have to publish your changes to make them available to all users and administrators.

Changing global texts

SmartWe uses different global texts for reoccurring labels. You cannot directly change these system texts. You can review these system texts in the App Designer area of the Administration app. To do so, click the Global entry in the App management block.

Even though you cannot edit these system texts, you can still customize them for individual elements or fields. In the process, you do not edit the existing texts, but create new texts for the elements or fields you want to change.

 
Example

You want to add a Dossier block for a custom app but want to use another heading.

Procedure

  1. Open the desired mask for editing.
  2. Insert the Dossier element at the desired location.
  3. Click the button next to the Header field to create a new text. Enter the desired header in the desired language.
  4. After you have published your changes, the new Dossier block has a customized header.
 
Note

You cannot overwrite all system texts with your custom texts. For example, you cannot change the labels of buttons.