Working with a Collection in a Multi-Language System

In a multi-language Ektron CMS400.NET system, you can create a language-specific edition of each collection. When a site visitor selects a language, then navigates to a page with a collection, Ektron CMS400.NET displays the collection in the selected language if available. If not, Ektron CMS400.NET displays nothing.

Note: Notice the contrast between the collections and content: if a collection is not available in a selected language, nothing appears. However, if content is not available in the selected language, content in the other languages may appear.

When you create a collection for a foreign language, decide from the following:

• Create a foreign edition of an existing collection to provide several versions of a single page that change depending on the language selected by the user.
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  1. Click the content folder in which your collection exists. The folder’s contents are displayed.
  2. If necessary, change the language of the folder display by clicking View > Language.
  3. Click View > Collection. The View Collections screen is displayed.
  4. Select the collection that you want to translate.
  5. From the View dropdown list, select the language of the new collection.
  6. Using Add (), select the content to add to the collection. Navigate through the folders to the content you want to add. You can only add content in the selected language.
• Create a new collection in a foreign language to appear only on a foreign language page, and no other edition of the collection appears on your site.
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  1. Navigate to the folder in which you will create the collection.
  2. Click View > Collection. The View Collections screen is displayed.
  3. Click Add () and enter basic information about the collection. The View Collections in Folder screen appears.
  4. Click the collection you just created.
  5. From the View drop-down list, select the language of the new collection.
  6. Using Add (), select the content to add to the collection. Navigate through the folders to the content you want to add. You can only add content in the selected language.

Important: You can only add content in the language of a collection. So, create content first, then create a collection that links to it.