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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Create Overrides for Non-English Custom Label Terms

Create Overrides for Non-English Custom Label Terms

Security:
Custom Label Management for Non-English
 domain in the System functional area.
You can replace Workday-delivered custom label translations with your organization-specific terms. The
Maintain Non-English Custom Labels
 task enables you to review the default term and define the overrides you want at the term or word level in your tenant. You can enter override values in Workday and activate and apply them as required.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Non-English Custom Labels
     task.
  2. Select the
    Custom Label Context
    .
    This is the name that corresponds to a general area of functionality in Workday. Example: Talent. The prompt displays the custom label contexts that are configured for the language you selected.
  3. As you complete this task, consider:
    Option Description
    Override Value
    View the
    Default Value
     column to confirm the text to be overridden. Enter a different value for the custom label in the
    Override Value
     column, if needed. The override value replaces the default value wherever it displays as the translated term in Workday.
    Preserve Case
    Select the check box to maintain the capitalization (UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Initial Caps) of the
    Override Value
    .
    Example: The original value,
    mitarbeiter
    , is in lower case and the override value,
    Angestellte
    , is initial caps. When you select the check box, Workday displays the proposed value as
    Angestellte
    .
    Disabled
    Clear the check box to activate your non-English custom label in Workday. Custom labels are disabled by default.
When you finish reviewing custom labels and click
OK
, Workday starts a background process. The background process prepares the custom labels for the
Maintain Non-English Custom Label Overrides
 task and the
Get Non-English Custom Label Overrides
 web service. You can let the process complete or select
Notify Me Later
. When you click
Notify Me Later
, the process must finish running before you can use the
Maintain Non-English Custom Label Overrides
 task.
The
Put Non-English Custom Labels
 web service will also trigger the background process.
Access the
Maintain Non-English Custom Label Overrides
 task to review and configure custom label overrides for individual labels in the specified language. To access the task, you can:
  • Click the
    Configure Custom Label Overrides
     button.
  • Search for the task.