Opens a submenu that provides the possibility to switch the language in which multilingual metadata fields are displayed.
The first entry in the menu is Application Language which is also the default. If Application Language is selected, multilingual fields are always displayed in the language of the application (see “Switch Application Language” ).
If the language for field values is set to a language that is not defined for a multilingual field, this field displayed in its base language instead.
Changing the language for field values takes immediate effect.
Prerequisites and Additional Hints
The Language for Field Values function only works if the currently open catalog contains record fields and/or category fields that are enabled for multi language support.
Additionally, the following prerequisites must be met:
• To allow language switching for metadata fields, the Allow language switch for multilingual fields option must be activated in the preferences of the current View Set’s active view. If this option is not activated, multilingual fields are always displayed in the language of the field that was added to the view.
• To allow language switching in the Category pane, the Preferred Language option must be activated and set to As defined in View menu in the Category Pane preferences of the current Category View Set. If the Preferred Language option is not activated, multilingual categories are always displayed in their base language.
There is one more issue with the category pane.
Instead of coupling the language of the Category pane to the selection made in the View menu. you may as well select a language to always be used with the category pane, independent of the language used for other metadata fields. Activate the Preferred Language option in the Category Pane preferences and select the desired language.
Category Pane and the Categories Field: Making the Language Consistent
If your Category pane is set to a language different from the language of other multilingual fields, you may nevertheless want to have the categories displayed always in the same language, both in the Category pane and in any specific View of your View Sets.
For example, you may have a German Category pane, whereas multilingual fields are set to be displayed in English. If category assignments of an asset are displayed in the Info View or the Asset Info Window, you would expect to see German category names here, as in the Category pane. However, according to the language settings for multilingual fields, they are displayed in English.
To solve this inconsistency and always have the same category language used both in the Category pane and in the Categories field displayed in a record view, open the Record View Set preferences, select the desired View Set and View and make sure that the Preferred Language settings in the Properties of the Categories field are identical to the Preferred Language settings of the Category pane.
NOTE: This has to be done individually for every View in every View Set where the Categories field is displayed.