Concept: Translations

The default language in most tenants is English. All Workday objects have a base language, which is the:

Default tenant language for objects delivered by Workday.
Preferred display language of the user who creates an object, such as job requisitions or job profiles.

You can access the

Base Languages

report (secured to the

Data Translation

domain) to view the base languages and base language values of translatable business objects.

You can only translate objects that have a value in their base language. When you translate an object, the:

Source language is the base language of that object.
Target language is the language that you translate into.

Before you can translate objects into a language, you must first enable the language for your tenant on the

Edit Tenant Setup - Global

task.

You can use the

Copy Translations from Source Language to Target Language

task to translate from one language variant to another if:

The current base language is the source language.
The
Hide Translation after Base Value Change
check box for tenanted translations is selected in the
Edit Tenant Setup - Global
task.

Workday currently only provides this task from:

German (Germany) to German (Switzerland).
Portuguese (Brazil) to Portuguese (Portugal).

Some administrator tasks aren't translated in all Workday languages. To enable users to view these tasks in English, you can set up your global tenant to allow mixed-language transactions. See Steps: Manage Translations.

The Translations Hub provides a centralized location for you to identify translatable values in English or any other language enabled in your tenant. The Translations Hub report also simplifies how you:

The Translations Hub displays reports and tasks that are secured to the

Data Translation

domain and the

Custom Label Management for Non-English

domain.

You can review a list of translatable values defined or translated into the specified language with the

View Translatable Values for Language

report.

You can use the

Search Translatable Text

report to search for a specific text and find information on the business objects containing the text. It also enables you to edit or add missing translations using the related actions menu on the business objects or the individual instance.

When you select a

Translatable Business Object

from the

Translate Business Object

report, Workday enables you to select 1 or more values (instances) of that object to translate. Instances have one or more attributes, which are individual components that contain translatable content. See Translate Business Data

Example: When you translate a question for a questionnaire:

The
Translatable Business Object
is
Question
. This business object includes all the questions in your tenant.
Any question you select on the
Translatable Instances
prompt is a single instance of the
Question
business object.
Each instance of the
Question
business object has a
Question Text
attribute, which contains the translatable text of that question.

When a business object is effective-dated, Workday keeps a separate record (or snapshot) for each version of the business objects. You can translate a specific snapshot of a business object by selecting an

Effective as of

date when using the

Translate Business Object

report.

When you search for a translatable instance in the

Translate Business Object

task, Workday searches for keywords in the

Display ID

and

Base Value

content of the translatable attributes.

To translate a translatable instance into multiple languages at once, access

Translation

Translate Tenant Instance

task from the related actions menu for any translatable instance, and use the

Translations

grid to enter the translated values into 1 or more target languages enabled for your tenant. You can format the

Translated Value

with rich text attributes from a rich text editor. Your translations are saved when you move from 1 row to another, or when you click a link on the page.