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2687885 - After a New Language is Enabled, Translations are Missing

Symptom

After a new Language is enabled, translations are missing

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Resolution

When a new language is enabled for an instance, the language pack is created, this will provide all the default translation in this language for all debug keys -  2576546 - Working with Manage Language Feature - Platform

For hris elements, hris fields (fields within hris elements), picklists, foundation objects and configure objects, there is no automatic translations provided.

Once you enable a new language in an instance, it is an admin responsibility to configure the translations for the above mentioned elements.

If no translations are added then the system will display the default values.

Important:

There is currently no way to update the new language automatically SDM file configured in the customer's instance,

Please do the manual step to merge the new language based on the referenced data model files we provided in the SAP Software Download Center.

In the software download center, we are providing the files with all supported languages.

See Also

  • 2576546 - Working with Manage Language Feature - Platform
  • 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SAP SuccessFactors

Keywords

translations, missing, blank, new language, new locale, INC9368800 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-BCI , Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML) , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions