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Configure the languages

Introduction

You can activate multiple languages for PRISMAdirect. A language link becomes available in the components of PRISMAdirect. When you, an operator, or a customer select an available language, the user interface will be shown in the selected language.

This topic describes how you can activate languages for PRISMAdirect and the web shops.

You have to configure the languages in the [Configuration] workspace:

  1. Select the active languages for PRISMAdirect

    A language link becomes available in the components of PRISMAdirect, e.g. the [Order processing] console. You or an operator can change the display language via the language link.

  2. Allow customers to change the language per web shop

  3. Select the active languages per web shop

    Configure which of the languages for PRISMAdirect are available per web shop.

  4. Select the language for the logon page per web shop

  5. Optionally, you can customize the permission to change the language per user group

    You can customize the permission to change the language of web shops for each user group. The custom settings overrule the web shop settings for the concerning user group. The custom settings are used in all web shops for the corresponding user group.

Select the active languages for PRISMAdirect

  1. Click [System] - [Active languages for system].

  2. Enable all languages that you want to offer to your users.

    By default, the installation language is enabled.

  3. Click [Save].

Allow customers to change the language per web shop

  1. Click [Web shop] - <web shop> - [General settings].

  2. [Allow the customer to change the language]

    Enable this option to allow a customer to change the language of the web shop.

    If this option is disabled, the web shop is displayed in the installation language and the customer is not able to change the language.

  3. Click [Save].

Select the active languages per web shop

  1. Click [Web shop] - <web shop> - [Active languages].

  2. Select the default language for the web shop from the drop-down list.

  3. Enable all languages that you want to offer to your customers.

  4. Click [Save].

Select the language for the logon page per web shop

  1. Click [Web shop] - <web shop> - [Layout] - [Layout].

  2. Select the language for the logon page of the web shop from the drop-down list.

  3. Select the theme for the web shop from the drop-down list.

  4. Type the login instructions in the selected language.

  5. Click [Save].

Optionally, you can customize the permission to change the language per user group

  1. Click [User management] - [User groups] - [User group settings].

  2. Click on the bar of the user group that you want to customize. The user group expands.

  3. Scroll to section [Allow the customer to change the language].

  4. A customer can be part of a user group. The settings of the user group overwrite the shipping settings of each web shop.

    • Web shop

      The user group uses the value of setting [Allow the customer to change the language] as defined for the web shop.

    • Custom = Yes

      Customers that are part of the concerning user group are allowed to change the language of each web shop. A requirement is that more than one language is active, see procedure Select the active languages per web shop.

    • Custom = No

      Customers that are part of the concerning user group are not allowed to change the language of each web shop.

  5. Click [Save].