Creating and Installing Custom Language Pack

If you wish to add a non-supported language to POA interface, you can translate the English LP package yourself or with the help of a third party using the LION localization tool distributed by Parallels, and then upload it to POA.

To translate and install a custom language pack, perform the following steps:

1. Translate the English locale into the desired language using the LION localization application supplied by Parallels. Export the locale from LION.

   LION exports the locale as a number of XML files, a separate one for each system component.

2. Go to Top > System Director > Configuration Manager > Internationalization & Localization and click the Add button.
3. Enter the following information about the new locale:
   • Language code - the official ISO code of the language name.

   You can provide the language code in the following formats:

   1. As an ISO 639-1 two-letter abbreviation (en (English), fr (French), de (German), it (Italian)); the full list of such abbreviations is available at (http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php).
   2. As a combination of the ISO 639-1 language code and a two-letter ISO 3166 country code (for example, en_US, fr_FR). The full list of ISO 3166 codes can be found at http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166_code_lists/english_country_names_and_code_elements.htm.
   • Language name - enter the name of the language that will be displayed at the login screen.
4. Click Submit.
5. Back on the Internationalization & Localization screen, click on the locale name.
6. Go to the Customized Locale Files tab and click on the Add button.
7. Upload the XML files of your locale: click Browse, locate the file and click Submit. Repeat this operation for all files exported from LION.
8. Enable the new language in the interface settings of all your brands.
   1. Go to each brand’s management page (Top > Marketing Director > Branding Manager > Brands > brand name).
   2. On the Interface Settings tab, click Edit.
   3. Select the new language in the Localization area of the screen.

For details on configuring other interface localization options, refer to topic Managing Brand Interface Settings.