Intranet Connections software was built for the English language, which is our only officially-supported language. However it is possible to alter the language by editing the data in several tables.
The language used for the intranet is controlled by the two global tables, GlobalLanguage and AlternateLanguage. In these tables the default language of English has been specified; you can add an alternate language as well, so that search and other functions will understand the other language as well. Note that languages with accents or characters will likely encounter issues in the software.
Changing anything in global language or alternate language tables will change the language for the entire site. Make certain the changes you want in these fields are acceptable site wide.
Changing Language For Apps
In addition to the global tables, several functions have their own Language table in the database, namely Company Store, Support Desk, Training Calendar, Phone List, and Library. If these Apps are in use on your intranet, you'll need to change some data in their language tables as well.
In the Language table for the application you want to alter, you can search for the term(s) you wish to alter by pressing Ctrl-F and searching for the specific wording. Once you find it, you can edit it. In SQL Management Studio, you can write a query to alter the wording or you can right click the table name and select ‘edit top 200 rows’ and edit in-line. To save, when editing in-line, simply tab to the next field to commit the change.
The following files can be changed for these Apps:
- Intranet\index.cfm
- Intranet\icons.cfm
- Intranet\Blogs\cfmail.cfm
- Intranet\CompanyStore\email_language.cfm
- Intranet\CompanyStore\includes\email_language.cfm
- Intranet\Forum\subscriptionemails.cfm
- Intranet\Includes\common_js.cfm
- Intranet\Includes\file_types.cfm
- Intranet\Includes\myalertemail.cfm
- Intranet\Includes\email_approvalnotification.cfm
- Intranet\JobPostings\job_application_email.cfm
- Intranet\Library\Includes\email_language.cfm
- Intranet\Login\site_login_form.cfm
- Intranet\Login\feedback_form.cfm
- Intranet\Menu\topframe.cfm
- Intranet\Menu\custom_footer.cfm
- Intranet\SupportDesk\Includes\email_language.cfm
- Intranet\Training\cfmail.cfm
- Intranet\Training\registrationresponse.cfm
Changing the language for a specific application will change the language for all the clones for that application as well.