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.
Note From version 2022.11 onwards, Collibra takes the default language of your browser into account to select the interface text language of some sections. Collibra now also has translations of some interface text available out of the box. Consequently, you can no longer edit that interface text, nor translate it into unsupported languages. This includes the interface text of Usage Analytics, Data Marketplace and the Homepage.
Supported languages
Collibra supports the following languages:
- 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.
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 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
- From version 2022.11 onwards, Collibra already has translations of some interface text strings available out of the box. Consequently, you can no longer edit those interface text strings, nor translate them into unsupported languages.
Structure of the interface text
The interface text is divided in translation messages, which consist of the following elements:
| Element | Description |
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Message key |
The message key is a unique identifier that Collibra uses to retrieve the correct interface text. Example Activities.ActivitiesTable.status.error = Error |
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Equal sign |
An equal sign between spaces ( = ). Example TextEditor.edit = Edit |
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A piece of interface text |
The interface text is the actual piece of text in the user interface. Example COMMENT_ADDED = Comment Added |
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Variables (optional)
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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. |
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Markup (optional)
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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>. |