Enabling Translatable Object Titles
The translatable object title configuration allows you to give objects titles in different languages. When an object has multilingual titles, the translated names can be used as search criteria. You can search for and find documents and other objects in your own language regardless of the original object's language. The language version that matches the Vault language in the Change Language dialog is used on the title area of the metadata card, listing area as well as in notifications and value lists.
To enable translatable object titles, do the following steps:
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Check that the desired languages with language codes are listed in the
Languages and Translations dialog.
If a language or a code is missing from the list, add it according to the instructions in Translating the Metadata Structure. Note down of the language codes.
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- Open M-Files Admin.
- In the left-side tree view, expand an M-Files server connection.
- Expand Document Vaults.
- Expand a vault.
- Expand Metadata Structure (Flat View).
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Click Property Definitions.
Result:The Property Definitions dialog is opened.
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In the task area, click New Property
Definition to create property definitions for the desired object
title languages.
Note: The data type of the property definitions must be Text.
For instructions on creating property definitions, see Creating a New Property Definition.
Example:If you want to allow adding a Finnish title for an object, you can create a property definition called Title in Finnish. - Select Configurations and expand Advanced Vault Settings.
- Expand the Configuration node and select Translatable Object Titles.
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Specify the settings according to the information in the following table.
Setting name Description Example value Object Types Using Translated Titles Specify the object types that can use translated title properties. Document Translated Title Properties Specify the property definitions that are used as an alternative language title, each with their corresponding language code. Use the language codes noted down from the Languages and Translations dialog. Language Code: fi
Title Property: Title in Finnish
- Click Save.