Adding Languages

NOTE When adding a new language, the system automatically creates all the additional database fields for the new language, for all the attributes marked as localizable.

To add a new language, follow these steps:

  1. From the menu, click Admin > Application Languages The Application Language List page appears..
  2. At the top-right corner of the page, click the Insert icon. The Add Application Language will be displayed.
  3. Enter the language details. The table below provides description of the fields:
  4. Field

    Description

    Name

    The name of the language you want to add. The field is mandatory.

    Culture

    The .NET language culture. Make sure that you enter one from the available .NET cultures. The field is mandatory.

    By default, two cultures are available: en-GB and ro-RO.

    ISO Code

    The ISO country code. View the list with ISO country codes.

    NOTE You must enter the ISO Numeric Code UN M49 Numerical Code; otherwise you will receive an error message when saving the new language.

    Based on the country ISO Code, the corresponding flag and language name appear in the user settings.

    Currency

    The default currency for the specified language.

    Default language

    The user default language after login.

    Date Format

    The format of attributes of type Date Time. You can define a different format per language:

    Date Attribute Format Example Output
    dd/MM/yyyy 05/10/2018
    dd/MMM/yyyy 05/Oct/2018
    dd/MMMM/yyyy 05/October/2018
    d/MMMM/yy 5/October/18
    MMM dd, yyyy Oct 05, 2018

     

    Date Time Format

    The format of attributes of type DateTime. You can define a different format per language:

    DateTime Attribute Format Example Output
    dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm 05/10/2018 15:25
    dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm 05/10/2018 03:25
    dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm tt 05/10/2018 03:25 PM
    dd/MMM/yyyy h:mm 05/Oct/2018 3:25
    dd/MMMM/yyyy HH:mm 05/October/2018 15:25
    d/MMMM/yy HH:mm 5/October/18 15:25
    MMM dd, yyyy - HH:mm:ss Oct 05, 2018 - 15:25:00

     

    Disabled

    True, then the language is disabled and will not appear in the list of available languages.

  5. At the top-right corner of the page, click the Save and close icon to save the language. If you want to save the new language and stay on the Add Application Language page, click the Save and reload icon.
NOTE
To have your app localized in a language other than default languages, you should localize all the application resources. For information on how to localize generic resources, see Localizing Generic Resources.