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Language Support Overview

ActiveManage supports multi-language deployments — the same platform serves users in different languages from the same database. UI labels, field names, help text, email templates and even data values can be translated.

Language picker dropdown showing options English, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português, Italiano, Nederlands, with checkmark on currently-active English; below it, a 'Use device default' toggle

What's Translatable

  • UI strings: Buttons, menu items, validation messages, system messages.
  • Field labels and help text: Each custom field can have per-language overrides.
  • Datastore labels: Singular and plural names of each datastore.
  • Email and SMS templates: Per-language versions of each template.
  • Document templates: Multi-language invoice / contract output.
  • Help articles: Translated content per language.
  • Data values: Dropdown options can have per-language labels.

How Language Resolves

  1. User preference (chosen explicitly in their settings).
  2. Tenant default (set in tenant configuration).
  3. Browser language (the user's Accept-Language header).
  4. Platform default (typically English).

Worked Examples

  • Pan-European SaaS: Supports en, fr, de, es, it, nl. Users pick at signup; tenant default falls back per region.
  • Localised marketplace: Product titles and descriptions stored per-language; buyers see the version matching their preference.
  • Educational platform: Student-facing UI translated; admin panel stays English (English is the lingua franca for admins).
  • Government tenant: Two languages required by regulation (e.g. French and English in parts of Canada); both fully translated.