Interface text languages

The interface text of Collibra Data Intelligence Cloud is available in several languages. The default language is English, but you can download French, German and Spanish translations from the Downloads section of the Collibra Product Resource Center.

You can choose the interface language in your profile page. As an administrator, you can also edit and translate the interface text.

Limitations

Most of the text in the interface of Collibra is translatable, including buttons, messages, tooltips, dialog boxes. However, there are some important limitations:

  • The supported languages of Collibra are the following:
    • English
    • French
    • German
    • Spanish

    Important Collibra does not support other languages for the interface text and your instance data. For example, there are known issues with sorting and filtering non-Latin characters, and the Search feature might not return the right search results.

  • The operating model is not translatable:
    • Asset types
    • Domain types
    • Statuses
    • Characteristic types
    • Roles
    • Scopes
  • Instance data is not translatable:
    • Asset names
    • Characteristics
    • Tags and comments
    • Names of views and filters
    • Text in dashboards and widgets

Structure of the interface text

The interface text is divided in translation messages, which consist of the following elements:

Element Description

Message key

The message key is a unique identifier that Collibra uses to retrieve the correct interface text.

Example Activities.ActivitiesTable.status.error = Error

Equal sign

An equal sign between spaces ( = ).

Example TextEditor.edit = Edit

A piece of interface text

The interface text is the actual piece of text in the user interface.

Example COMMENT_ADDED = Comment Added
Variables (optional)

Interface text may contains variables, which are placeholders for a piece of information. They are filled in when the text appears on the screen. They are represented by a number between curly brackets ({0}).

Example PASSWORD_TOO_SHORT = The password must be at least {0} characters long.
Markup (optional)

Interface text may contain HTML tags to format text or to create hyperlinks in a piece of interface text.

Example core.header.expired = Your password has expired!<br>Please change your password <a href="{0}" >here</a>.