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Overview of Localization in Business Intelligence

Overview of Localization in Business Intelligence

This section provides an overview of how InterSystems IRIS Business Intelligence supports localization of strings.

Model Localization

The system provides a simple mechanism for localizing the names of level, measures, and other model elements.

Every element in the Business Intelligence model has a logical value and a display value. You specify the logical value, the original display value, and alternative display values for use with other language locales. Then:

  • In MDX queries, you always use the logical value.

  • The user interfaces use the appropriate display value, if available. The user configures the browser to use a preferred language, and when the browser sends requests to a server, those requests indicate the preferred language to use, if available. The server sends a reply that includes the appropriate set of strings, based on that language preference.

Folder Item Localization

In a similar manner, you can localize a specific set of following strings within dashboards, pivot tables, and other folder items. For these strings, you specify the original display value and alternative display values for use with other language locales.

The User Portal and the dashboard viewer use the appropriate display value, if available. The user configures the browser to use a preferred language, and when the browser sends requests to a server, those requests indicate the preferred language to use, if available. The server sends a reply that includes the appropriate set of strings, based on that language preference.

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