HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language Page

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Use this page to enter alternate language translations for field labels, page titles, error messages, and other text in Home Access Center. The page is divided into panels that correspond to the pages, windows, menus, onscreen messages, and other elements of HAC's user interface.

When the translations of all of the text included in a panel's sections are entered and saved, the Complete message on the panel's bar changes from No to Yes. If all of the panels display Yes, the translation is complete.

If needed, you can use the Copy icon to download an existing translation as the start for a new translation. This includes translations your district has defined, as well the default English and Spanish translations provided by PowerSchool.

To copy the translations for all pages click Copy at the top of the page.
To copy translations for individual panels and sections by clicking Copy on the panel or section.

Home Access Center does not display alternate language report card student data. You can print alternate language report cards if you define alternate language descriptions for mark reporting setups. Home Access Center does not use those translations.

View alternate language translations

Select Administration from the main menu, select HAC Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select HAC District Configuration.
On the HAC District Configuration page's Translations panel, click a Language link.
To view translations, expand the panels and sections on the HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language page by clicking their
(Expand) icons.

Add alternate language translations

Select Administration from the main menu, select HAC Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select HAC District Configuration.
On the HAC District Configuration page's Translations panel, click a Language link.
Expand a panel on the HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language page by clicking its
(Expand) icon.
Expand a section within the panel by clicking its
(Expand) icon.
In a section's Translation Text fields, enter the translations of the text displayed in the English Text fields.
When you complete a section, click the section's
(Collapse) icon to collapse it.
Repeat Steps 4-6 for each section within a panel.
When you complete all of a panel's sections, the message displayed on the panel's bar changes from Complete: No to Complete: Yes.
Collapse the current panel by clicking
(Collapse).
Repeat Steps 3-8 until the English text in all panels has been translated.
Click Save.
To display the HAC District Configuration so you can enter translations for another language, click Back.

Add language for translations

If the language you want to use for your translation does not display on the HAC District Configuration's Translations panel, use Registration's Languages table to add the language or set the language to allow translations. You must have the proper security to access this table.

Select Administration from the main menu, select General Setup submenu, select District, and then select Validation Tables.
Select Registration in the Applications field, then select Languages in the Validation Table field.
To add a language, enter a Code and Description to identify the language, and if needed, a State Code Equiv(alent) value.
To enable a language to be translated, select the Active and HAC Language checkboxes.
Click Save.
The language now will display as a link in the configuration's Translations panel so that you can translate the language as needed.

Copy all translations from a default language

PowerSchool has provided several default languages that you can make use HAC or select as a starting point for entering a translation.

Select Administration from the main menu, select HAC Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select HAC District Configuration.
On the HAC District Configuration page's Translations panel, click a Language link.
On the HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language page, click Copy at the upper right.
In the Copy from Default Language window, select a language in the Load Text From field.
Click Save, then click Cancel to close the window.
The language's translations will now display in the Translation Text fields of the page's panels/sections.
Change any of the translations as needed.
Click Save.

Copy translations for a panel or section from a default language

PowerSchool has provided several default languages that you can make use HAC or select as a starting point for entering a translation.

Select Administration from the main menu, select HAC Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select HAC District Configuration.
On the HAC District Configuration page's Translations panel, click a Language link.
On the HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language page, click Copy on the panel or section.
In the slider that displays select a language in the Load Text From field.
The language's translations will now display in the Translation Text fields of the panel or section.
Change any of the translations as needed.
Click Save.

Change alternate language translations

Select Administration from the main menu, select HAC Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select HAC District Configuration.
On the HAC District Configuration page's Translations panel, click the link of the language whose translation you want to change.
On the HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language page, change any of the translations as needed.
To open panels and sections, click the appropriate
(Expand) icons.
When you finish your changes, click Save.

Delete an alternate language translation

Select Administration from the main menu, select HAC Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select HAC District Configuration.
On the HAC District Configuration page's Translations panel, select the Remove Translation checkbox of the language translation you want to delete.
Click Save.
This removes the translations from the fields on the HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language page. However, the language will still be listed on the Translations panel for entering a new set of translations.

Delete translations for a panel or section

Select Administration from the main menu, select HAC Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select HAC District Configuration.
On the HAC District Configuration page's Translations panel, click the link of the language whose translation you want to change.
On the HAC District Configuration - Alternate Language page, click
(Clear) on a panel or selection to remove its translations.
Click Save.

Fields

The page's panels and their sections initially are collapsed. To expand a panel or section, click its

(Expand) icon. To collapse all panels, click the

(Collapse) icon next to the page's title.

All panels include a Page Detail section, while some panels include multiple sections that correspond to the page sections, tabs, and pop-up windows that display in HAC.

The sections in the page's panels list two fields for each word, phrase, or sentence that needs to be translated:

Field	Description
English Text	The English language text from Home Access Center that can be translated into the alternate language.
Translation Text	A field for entering the alternate language translation of the English text. Character/255
Tip	Text can be copied from other sources and pasted into the translation fields, for example, if you need to include accent marks or special characters.