Select alternative language

The alternative language is the database language in which database content is displayed if attribute values are not specified in the database language used. Using this, for example, you prevent names from being displayed as (Untitled) if they have not been specified in the relevant database language. When you create a database, English (United States) is selected automatically.

Always select the database language in which all attribute values are specified as the alternative language.

For example, if all your database content is specified in German and some in English, select German as the alternative language. Users who log in using the English language will also see database content in German that has not been specified in English.

On the Administration tab, you can change the alternative language.

Prerequisite

Your user account has been assigned the Database administrator function privilege in ARIS Administration.

Procedure

  1. Click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.
  2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.
  3. Log in to the database.
  4. In the Explorer tree, open the database structure and click Languages Languages.
  5. On the Language tab, right-click the relevant language you want to select as an alternative language, and select Properties Properties.
  6. Enable the Alternative language check box and click OK.

The selected language will be used as an alternative language. Please make sure that all attribute values are specified in this language.