Manage Cultures
- Add cultures
You must do this before you can enable the culture so that translations are visible to Users.
- Enable and disable cultures
This enables you to control which translations are visible to Users for each culture.
- Reorder cultures to specify "fall-back" languages
Culture order determines the "fall-back" languages that are visible to users if a translation is not available for their selected culture.
- Delete cultures
Delete cultures that are no longer needed.
Add Cultures
When you add a culture, definitions for that culture are added to your database and the changes are automatically published.
To add a culture:
- In the CSM Administrator Main Window, select the Globalization category, and then select Globalization Settings.
- Select the Manage Cultures page.
- Click the Plus sign to the right of the drop-down.
The Add Culture dialog opens, and the Cultures drop-down contains cultures you can add to your system.
- Select the culture to add to your system.
- Click OK.
Enable and Disable Cultures
Cultures are available in the culture selector after you enable them. Disabled cultures are not available in the culture selector.
To enable a culture, select the Enabled check box.
To disable a culture, clear the Enabled check box.
Reorder Cultures to Specify "Fall-back" Languages
Use the arrows to reorder the priority in which enabled cultures are shown to Users if a translation is unavailable for their culture. For more information, see Fall-back Mechanism
Delete Cultures
When you delete a culture, the definitions are removed from the database and the changes are automatically published.
The Primary Culture cannot be deleted or removed from the list of cultures.
To delete a culture, select it in the list, and then click the Delete icon.