Procedure - Localizing Cognos Report Static Text
When the above
Procedure - Localizing a Cognos Report is followed all report parameter and column names are automatically localized based on the Data Source meta-model information. Any additional text added to a report such as banners or labels is not automatically localized. This can be accomplished using
Windchill utilities.
1. Add the static text fields to <MyCognosReport>.
2. Create the file, <WindchillHome>/loadFiles/cognosReports/custom/<MyCognosReportXML>.xml based on an <MyCognosReport>t. Use Cognos Report Studio menu item "Tools > Copy Report to Clipboard" to copy the XML definition to the system clipboard. Then, paste the clipboard contents into a text editor and save it to file.
3. Generate the base resource bundle file, <WindchillHome>/src/<MyPackage>/<MyCognosReportResource>.rbinfo using the CongosProxy utility.
windchill com.ptc.windchill.cognos.CognosProxy outputrbinfo
<WindchillHome>/loadFiles/cognosReports/custom/<MyCognosReportX
ML>.xml
<WindchillHome>/src/<MyPackage>/<MyCognosReportResource>.rbinfo
4. Create language specific versions of <MyCognosReportResource>.rbInfo and generate the associated java source and compiled class files.
5. Create the file, <WindchillHome>/loadFiles/cognosReports/custom/<MyCognosReportAttributes>.properties. The base names from this and step 2 must match exactly (e.g. MyCognosReport.xml and MyCognosReport.properties.
type=report
defaultName=<MyCognosReport>
resourceBundle=<MyPackage>/<MyCognosReportResource>.rbinfo
6. Load <MyCognosReport> using the following command.
windchill com.ptc.windchill.cognos.CognosProxy loadreports
<WindchillHome>/loadFiles/cognosReports/custom/<MyCognosReportA
ttributes>.properties
7. Verify the report in Cognos. Refresh the "Public Folders > Windchill" folder and the <MyCognosReport> object should be listed. Use the "Run with options…" action to run the report. Try setting different client locales to ensure that the static text is translated properly.