Configuring the display language for ArcGIS Server Manager

The ArcGIS Server Manager application installed with ArcGIS 10.1 for Server setup supports localization. The setup includes prelocalized versions of Manager for several languages:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish

Once the setup completes, Manager opens automatically. If your browser is already configured to display one of the above languages, Manager opens automatically in that language; otherwise, the steps below will help you configure the supported browser's display language.

Firefox users

Localized versions of Firefox 3.5 and higher are available. Installing a localized version of Firefox and opening Manager automatically displays it in the requested browser language.

If you want to use Firefox and display Manager in a language different than the browser language, you must use Firefox 5.0 or newer and configure the following:

1. Choose Tools > Options.

2. Click the Content tab, and in the Languages area, click Choose.

3. Select the language you want displayed and promote it to the top of the language list.

   

   

Chrome users

If you use Google Chrome and want to modify the language in which Manager is displayed, configure the following:

1. Choose Customize > Options > Under the Hood.

2. In the Web Content section, click Languages and spell-checker options.

3. Select the language you want displayed and click Display Google Chrome in this language.

   

Internet Explorer users

If you use Internet Explorer and want to modify the language in which Manager is displayed, configure the following:

Note:

These instructions apply to Windows R2. The location and wording will be very similar for other operating systems.

1. Choose Programs > Control Panel > Region and Language.

2. Click the Format tab.

3. Change the format to the language you want displayed.

   

Configuring additional display languages for ArcGIS Server Manager

Manager can be localized for display in additional languages beyond the nine languages previously listed:

• Catalan
• Chinese-Taiwan
• Czech
• Danish
• Dutch
• Finnish
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hungarian
• Kazakh
• Korean
• Norwegian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Slovak
• Slovenian
• Swedish
• Thai
• Turkish

To translate Manager into one of these languages, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server\framework\runtime\tomcat\webapps\arcgis#manager\js\esri\nls.
2. Locate the file that corresponds to the language you want displayed.
3. Translate the values for the Esri strings in the file. For example:

   Before:
   
           "NewUser": "New User",
           "NewRole": "New Role",
   
   After:
   
           "NewUser": "Neuer Benutzer",
           "NewRole": "Neue Rolle",
   

You will likely want to use a JSON formatting tool such as http://jsbeautifier.org/ to format the contents of the file before you start to translate it.