2592394 - Translatable Field Behavior

1. How does the translatable field work?
2. When is the default value modified automatically?

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Employee Central - Manage Data

• For explanation, lets consider company's default language is en_US. 

Fields which we are discussing here after:

 

Below are the scenarios and behavior of respective fields:

Name field on UI (User's locale)	en_US	en_GB	Default before	Default after
en_GB	unmodified on Save	Not shown	blank	takes value from en_US. If en_US is blank, then takes value from en_GB
en_GB	unmodified on Save	Not shown	Value1	Value1
en_US	Not shown	unmodified on Save	blank	puts value entered in en_US now
en_US	Not shown	unmodified on Save	Value1	Value1

• Also please note, the title of object shown in manage data and in employment Information page is based on user's locale.
• If there is no translation for user's locale then default title is shown in both these pages.
• Default language is only updated in scenarios mentioned above.
• If you are importing translations, then preferably maintain default value as well in import file as per your requirements. 

FAQ - Additional Information

Q) Where can I get Guide?

A) Guide: Implementing the Metadata Framework (MDF)

Q) Data translations clarification

A) In Manage Data the customer can maintain translatable fields in multiple languages. This will be stored at the object instance level.

Example: Customer must log in in German and then maintain the field directly or if he is logged-in in English, he must go to the Translations popup (globe icon) and maintain the different languages from there.

Do Not:

 Customer logged-in in US English and entered a German description directly in the field.

Result: German labels were actually stored in the US English field. Probably

 This was of course then stored in the US English field.

Best option: add all trasnlation Via Import and export data See: 2277994 - How to Import Data for MDF Objects in SuccessFactors HXM Suite

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