Specifying localized columns in entities

To accommodate localized values for shared administrative data or any entity data, you can specify that a column contains localized values in the database. To configure an entity to store localized values for a column, in Guidewire Studio, add a localization element as a child of the column element for the entity. You select the entity and then right-click the column you want to localize and choose Add new > localization.

Adding a localization element to a column causes a localization table to be created during the next database upgrade. A localization table stores localized values for a column for every language other than the default application language. The column itself stores values for the default application language.

The localization element requires that you specify a tableName attribute, which is the name of the localization table. This name has length restrictions and a special format. For an example, see Localization tables in the database.