Enabling multi-language for the shared captions

Shared captions encompass all the text and information which is stored within the definition of the report. These are stored within an XML file on the server to be loaded at the startup of the software.

Getting ready

Open Catalog Manager and open the catalog in offline mode.

How to do it...

Shared captions are text that are presented on the screen within OBIEE, which is stored within the catalog. This cannot be placed in a database to be translated:

1. 1. Expand the Tree view and highlight the shared folder. Select the menu option Tools | Export Captions, as shown in the following screenshot:

   

2. 2. Ensure no check boxes are set. Make sure the Create unique IDs even for identical strings radio button is selected. Enter the folder name and click on OK:

   

3. 3. This will create a file in C:\Temp named sharedcaptions.xml.

4. 4. Open the file in Notepad. Look at the values stored within the tags<TEXT>Text</TEXT>. These are all the captions in the frontend...