Multiple Languages and Weblink

You can specify a default language for use with Weblink.

Single Language

The Default Language drop-down list on the System Settings tab of Weblink displays all of the available languages in Vantagepoint These values are in the language of the user currently logged in to Weblink (for example, when logged into the English version, it might contain English, Spanish, and German).

This language is used to control the language used for single language databases when multiple languages are not enabled.

  • To display the Login and Weblink Login screens if the user's culture is not recognized and that Windows user has never logged into Vantagepoint (if that Windows user has logged into Vantagepoint previously, then the last language used is remembered).
  • To display the Login and Weblink Login screens if the user's culture is recognized, but that language is not enabled in any databases and that Windows user has never logged into Vantagepoint (if that Windows user has logged into Vantagepoint previously, then the last language used is remembered).

Multiple Languages

If you use multiple languages, the Enabled Languages grid on the System Settings tab of the Weblink form lists all of the enabled languages in all databases in Vantagepoint. These values are in the language of the user currently logged into Weblink (for example, when a user is logged into the English version, the list might contain English, Spanish, and German).

This grid also contains a Default check box, which is used to display the Login and Weblink Login screens if:

  • The user's culture is not recognized and that Windows user has never logged into Vantagepoint (if that Windows user has logged into Vantagepoint previously, then the last language used is remembered).
  • The user's culture is recognized, but that language is not enabled in any databases and that Windows user has never logged into Vantagepoint (if that Windows user has logged into Vantagepoint previously, then the last language used is remembered).