HOWTO: Upload Labels Translations in Nuxeo Studio (i18n)

The Nuxeo Platform relies on standard i18n principles for translating text in the user interface. You need to upload a .properties file, suffixed with a four-letter locale code depending on the language you target. Studio allows you to upload .properties files to be deployed with the customization plugin. It's useful:

• To translate new labels that appear in the plugin, such as form's fields name, lifecycle transition names, document type names, new vocabularies' labels, etc
• To override existing labels definitions (when you want to change existing translations).

There are no naming rules for i18n keys: you can use the key format that is most convenient for you and use it directly in the .properties file.

To upload English translations for your plugin:

1. Prepare a properties file named messages_en_US.properties with keys and label values like this one. For instance, if you have a document type called "ProfessionalServiceProposal", you can add the following line:

   ProfessionalServiceProposal = Professional service proposal
   

   to a file like this:

   label.security.permission.validation.workflow.validation = Validation
   label.security.permission.validation.document.validated = Document Validated
   label.security.permission.validation.validation.rejected = Document Rejected
   

2. In Studio Modeler, go to Resources and upload the file in the i18n files section.
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3. Repeat as needed with other languages, adding other files: messages_fr_FR.properties (French), messages_es_ES.properties (Spanish), messages_ar_SA.properties (Arabic), ... (take a look at How to Translate Nuxeo for a list of all the codes available)
4. Update your Nuxeo instance with your Studio customizations.