Tutorial: Adding languages to WebSphere Commerce
In this tutorial, you are adding support for more languages to WebSphere Commerce.
WebSphere Commerce is translated to the following 13 languages:
The language support includes the software, documentation, and user interfaces such as the
Management Center, WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, the Administration Console, and samples. You
can add support for other languages. You can translate many of the features of your site, such as
product descriptions, messages, and text on the pages.
| Language & Country or Region | Identifier |
|---|---|
| English (United States) | en_US |
| French (France) | fr_FR |
| German (Germany) | de_DE |
| Italian (Italy) | it_IT |
| Spanish (Spain) | es_ES |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pt_BR |
| Chinese-simplified (China) | zh_CN |
| Chinese-traditional (Taiwan) | zh_TW |
| Korean (Korea, South) | ko_KR |
| Japanese (Japan) | ja_JP |
| Russian (Russia) | ru_RU |
| Romanian (Romania) | ro_RO |
| Polish (Poland) | pl_PL |
Note: The Aurora starter store is translated
into the Arabic and Turkish languages. In addition, the Aurora starter store (desktop store only) is
translated into the Hebrew language. For more information, see Supporting globalization
Note: Before you begin this tutorial,
backup your database.
Learning objectives
After completing this tutorial, you should be familiar with the following concepts:
- Instance configuration files
- Language data
- Properties and resource bundle files
- The selected Languages list
After completing this tutorial, you should be able to complete the
following tasks:
- Creating and updating bootstrap files
- Include language data in the WebSphere Commerce instance
- Indexing language data with WebSphere Commerce search
- Adding language support to Management Center
- Adding language support to WebSphere Commerce stores
- Creating properties files for new languages
- Loading language data into stores
- Grouping languages by country and separating languages by store
Time required
Expect this tutorial to take 4 hours to complete. This tutorial can take longer if you explore concepts that are related to this tutorial.Skill level
This tutorial is intended for advanced WebSphere Commerce developers responsible for adding language support for stores and customizing Management Center. To complete this tutorial, be familiar with the following terms and concepts:
System requirements
Before you begin the tutorial, ensure that you complete the following tasks:Tutorial resources
To complete this tutorial, the following resources are used. Ensure that you download and extract any compressed files that contain required code sample to a temporary directory, such as C:\Temp before you begin this tutorial: