Localizing Taxonomy
- Administrators must complete taxonomy prerequisites. See Taxonomy Prerequisites for details.
- Administrators must complete taxonomy prerequisites. See Translation Prerequisites for details.
- The taxonomy category must exist. See Creating Taxonomy Categories for details.
Users with permissions can configure the same category to multiple languages. Localizing taxonomy may benefit users who speak different languages.
For example, if your organization has a British firm in Germany, your users may speak English, German, or both. If users change the CMS interface's language to German, or translate a page to German, they may experience confusion if the taxonomy categories only display in English. You can translate categories to both languages.
- Enter and select the language you want in the Language
field.Version Notes: CMS 10.6You can alternatively select the drop-down arrow to view a list of available languages in the Language field.TroubleshootingIf a language is unavailable in the Language field, administrators with permissions can modify Available languages for page language settings in WorldView Configuration.
- Select the taxonomy category to translate.Version Notes: CMS 10.6 vs CMS 10.0–10.5
If the category is not localized for the current language, an exclamation point (!) displays next to the category in the Taxonomy Tree in CMS 10.6 and CMS 10.0–10.5.
In CMS 10.6, an exclamation point with a circle (i.e., red) indicates the category is not localized. An exclamation point without a circle (i.e., yellow) indicates that updates were saved to the category in its original language since the localized category was last updated.
- Enter the localized category name in the Title field.NoteThe category name displays in its original language directly above the Title field.
- Optional: Complete the fields to best suit your localization needs. Use the following topics
to configure each tab:
- Category tab. See Creating Taxonomy Categories for details.
- Associations tab. See Associating Categories for details.
- Security tab. See Setting Taxonomy Security for details.
- Synonyms tab. See Adding Synonyms for details.
Additional InformationFields of the multi-lingual taxonomy category contain the same or exclusive values per language. For example, if you change the Description value for the category in English, then the value remains blank for the same category in Spanish. If you change the External ID for the category in English, the category shares the same value in Spanish.
Use the following table to identify which fields contain shared and exclusive values per language.
Tab: Field Shared Exclusive Category: Name ✓ Category: Description ✓ Category: Type Name ✓ Category: External ID ✓ Associations ✓ Security ✓ Synonyms ✓ Example of the same category in US English:
- Click Save in the Category tab to
confirm your changes.The exclamation point disappears, and the new localization changes value save.
