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Example: Provide a Localized French Buying Experience
This example shows how data translation changes the runtime experience for French users. See how translated values appear in catalogs, categories, products, and search results. Deliver localized catalogs without duplicate configurations. Buyers benefit from intuitive search and browsing in their preferred language, reducing confusion and improving adoption.
Export translations
From Setup, export Product2, Product Category, and related PCM entities. The XLIFF file includes base English values, such as:
<trans-unit id="catalog_hardware">
<source>Hardware Catalog</source>
<target></target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="category_laptops">
<source>Laptops</source>
<target></target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="product_laptop_pro">
<source>Laptop Pro</source>
<target></target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="desc_laptop_pro">
<source>Powerful laptop for professionals</source>
<target></target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="attr_color_black">
<source>Black</source>
<target></target>
</trans-unit>
Add translations
Edit the XLIFF file and add French values in the <target> fields:
<trans-unit id="catalog_hardware">
<source>Hardware Catalog</source>
<target>Catalogue de matériel</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="category_laptops">
<source>Laptops</source>
<target>Ordinateurs portables</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="product_laptop_pro">
<source>Laptop Pro</source>
<target>Ordinateur portable Pro</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="desc_laptop_pro">
<source>Powerful laptop for professionals</source>
<target>Ordinateur puissant pour les professionnels</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="attr_color_black">
<source>Black</source>
<target>Noir</target>
</trans-unit>
Reimport the file and rebuild the index.
Display the localized catalog
Configure English and French as supported languages, with English as the default language.
If a user’s org is set to a supported language, values display in that language. If a user’s org is set to an unsupported language (for example, German), values display in the default language (English).
| Object | Field | English (default) | French | German |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalog | Name | Hardware Catalog | Catalogue de matériel | Hardware Catalog |
| Category | Name | Laptops | Ordinateurs portables | Laptops |
| Product2 | Name | Laptop Pro | Ordinateur portable Pro | Laptop Pro |
| Product2 | Description | Powerful laptop for professionals | Ordinateur puissant pour les professionnels | Powerful laptop for professionals |
| Attribute (Picklist) | Color | Black | Noir | Black |
Buyer’s experience in French
When a French user browses the catalog:
- The catalog shows Catalogue de matériel.
- The category shows Ordinateurs portables.
- The product shows Ordinateur portable Pro.
- Searching for portable returns the translated product.
- Filters show Noir instead of Black.
Business impact
Admins can deliver localized catalogs without duplicate configurations. Buyers benefit from intuitive search and browsing in their preferred language, reducing confusion and improving adoption.
