How to translate company names?

[miro2]

Hi,

I would like to know if there is a way to translate company names from the core_company table from English into French. The field "name" is an ootb and I don't think it's a good idea to change the field type from "String" to "Translated text" here.

For a custom field it worked, I changed the field type from string to translated text and added a record in sys_translated_text with translated value.

My question is how should I proceed if I have an oob field?

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @miro2 

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-platform-administration/page/administer/localization/co...

[Stefan Georgiev]

Hello @miro2 ,

I am not 100% sure what is the final goal you want, but if I were you I would not change the type of field that is OOB. You can create a new translated_field and make it a display field for the table.. this is not 100% proof that you won't break something, but you have a fast convention back.

Hope that this helps you!

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All the Best,
Stefan

[miro2]

I found that changing the Name field type to Translated Text shouldn't affect the instance, as the Translated Text type is intended for this purpose (community article for reference)