Backdrop:
When using the SAP Enterprise Portal (EP) within an NW Environment in a large organizational landscape business requirements may require different linguistic and language settings for multiple user bases.
Portal Languages & How They Are Maintained
Now regarding this scenario and the languages used in the Enterprise Portal there are a few important points to highlight. The language that the portal is displayed in depends on the following hierarchy, with the languages at the top of the list taking precedence over those at the bottom.
So for example, if you have your portal user language (as in point 3) set to German, but the language of the iView that is the logon page (as in point 1) set to English, that logon page will be displayed in English.
Wanting the Portal to use only one Language...keeping it simple
From a high level perspective let us refer to a sample scenario in which you want to keep configurations simple and use only one pre-defined user language base for all users e.g. English. (This can always be changed down the line if required).
The parameter 'request.mandatorylanguage=en' will override the browser language settings of the end users and will display the contents in 'en' (English) only.
Defining & Installing Languages
The Enterprise Portal can holster and translate multiple strings and elements from the "default" out of the box language into a different language which is defined as "supported" in the locale service.
Portal - Which Languages are supported?
The number of supported languages is diverse and lengthily and includes English, German, French, Dutch, Polish. You can view the full listing in the official help guidance documentation below:
I have a language translation issue...what do I need to check?
As with all issue scenarios the first process of troubleshooting follows the concept of simplification
If you encounter a language based issue there are a few avenues of analysis to follow.
Is the issue for all users?
Some Elements of the Portal - Not Translated
In some cases across the Portal Landscape and through applications you might notice some elements and strings not being translated and this may be due to hard-coding. The recommendation here would be to analyze and review potential note fixes to determine if it is a noted issue.
Browser Overriding Portal Language.
In some instances upon logging into the Enterprise Portal (EP), LDAP Users without an explicitly defined language setting are presented with the incorrect language display for Portal elements. Instead the language returned by the Portal is derived from the Web Browser Platform.
The cause of such an occurrence would be browser caching and the recommendation would be to clear the Portal Caches and retest the behavior once the mandatory language steps (as above) have been followed correctly.
Remember when you are defining the language setting(s) for the Portal there are a wide range of difference factors and properties to consider. When we consider the Portal as a central conduit means of access to a vast collection of information, data and applications language setting discrepancies can come into affect quite easily if the right diligence is not pursued.
The first point of language setting and review comes into affect at the point of logging on so this can be used as a cross-reference point:
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