Show which UI strings are translatable and their translation table to debug translations.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

You can set translation prefixes to appear only in the current user session or to appear in all sessions.

Translation prefixes map to translation tables as follows.

Table 1. Translation prefixes mapped to tables
Prefix Table Navigation
TRF Translated Name / Fields [sys_translated] System Localization > Translated Names / Fields
MSG Messages [sys_ui_message] System Localization > Messages
GMLD Field Label [sys_documentation] System Localization > Field Labels
TRT Translated Text [sys_translated_text] System Localization > Translated Text
CHC Choice [sys_choice] System Localization > Choices
Note: A few strings may not display translatable prefixes. In this case, the string is not stored on any of these tables. Examples of this behavior include:
  • Text embedded in images, such as the buttons in the Service Catalog.
  • Text defined by properties, such as the text which follows the banner.

Procedure

  1. Enable translation prefixes on field labels.
    • To enable prefixes for the current user session, navigate to All > System Localization > Enable I18N Debugging.
    • To enable prefixes for all sessions, navigate to All > System Properties > System Localization and set Display translation prefix on translatable strings to Yes.
      Translation property.
  2. Refresh the page or change your user language to one of the non-English languages installed on your instance to see the prefixes.

Result

When enabled, translation prefixes appear before translatable UI strings.

The application navigator with MSG and TRF prefixes for the navigator and application strings.

What to do next

When you are done debugging, disable the translation prefixes.

  • To disable prefixes for the current user session, either log out of the session or navigate to All > System Localization > Disable I18N Debugging.
  • To disable prefixes for all sessions, navigate to All > System Properties > System Localization and set Display translation prefix on translatable strings to No.