How to use gs.getMessage() to get the string translated?

[hyperjam]

var ret = ' ';

....

....

if(counter_app == 0){

  switch(counter_level){

  case 0:

  ret += "First level of approval "; // <------   how to get such string translated?

  break;

....

  }

  if     (when.indexOf('always') == -1)

                ret += '\(Depends on selected options)\: '; <--------- how to get such string translated too?

else ...

[Chuck Tomasi]

Hi Anna,

For best results, go to System UI> Messages and create your translated messages. For example,

key=first_level_of_approval, Message=First level of approval

Then, in the client script, add this to the Messages field

first_level_of_approval

This tells the client script to retrieve the translated message BEFORE it needs it for better performance.

Now in your script...

ret += getMessage('first_level_of_approval');

Lather, rinse, repeat for other messages you want to translate.

FYI - the server counterpart is gs.getMessage()

Client Scripts - ServiceNow Wiki

[peterraeves]

Hey Chuck, what it the variant to use on the service portal? Because getMessage() is not supported on the portal and does not return the translation... by design... But there should be some way to translate messages right?

Here is the thread I created

getMessage on Service Portal

[Chuck Tomasi]

You can do this in the server script and set information in the data object that is available to the client and HTML.

Example:

data.more_info_reqd = gs.getMessage('More information required');

FWIW, I tend to load up my messages at the top of the server script for readability rather than embed them inline

[poojitha bn]

Hi Chuck,

I have a same requirement as above:

I have created messages in system localization for all translations(screen shot attached) and using those messages through getMessage() method in catalog client scripts(screen shot attached).

Can you please help me figure out the solution