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Enterprise GIS must support both official languages, including the portal site, applications, portal content, and metadata.
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The language set in the user's Portal for ArcGIS profile (if set).
The user's browser language.
The Bilingual settings in ArcGIS platform sub-page identifies strategies for multilingual support in ArcGIS Enterprise and the web applications it supports.
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How tags should support official languages is an item for discussion with the EGIS Working Group.
Content and Portal Items
The following diagram illustrates the relationships among the concepts addressed below.
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Metadata: A metadata record for a portal item. Each portal item has an associated metadata record.
Datasets
GIS datasets (tables and feature classes) will generally support official languages in one of the following ways:
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ID | Name | Nom |
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1 | Arctic Ocean | Océan Arctique |
2 | Western Arctic | Arctique de l'Ouest |
3 | Eastern Arctic | Arctique de l'Est |
4 | Hudson Bay | Baie d'Hudson |
2. Text fields that contain displayable text contain the text in both official languages. Field name displays are represented in both official languages:
ID | Name / Nom |
|---|---|
1 | Arctic Ocean / Océan Arctique |
2 | Western Arctic / Arctique de l'Ouest |
3 | Eastern Arctic / Arctique de l'Est |
4 | Hudson Bay / Baie d'Hudson |
3. The data are represented in separate datasets, one for each official language:
ID | Name |
|---|---|
1 | Arctic Ocean |
2 | Western Arctic |
3 | Eastern Arctic |
4 | Hudson Bay |
ID | Nom |
|---|---|
1 | Océan Arctique |
2 | Arctique de l'Ouest |
3 | Arctique de l'Est |
4 | Baie d'Hudson |
4. Only one official language is used in a dataset.
ID | Name |
|---|---|
1 | Arctic Ocean |
2 | Western Arctic |
3 | Eastern Arctic |
4 | Hudson Bay |
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Example: Canadian Ice Service Zones
Layers
A layer is a representation of a GIS dataset, and a GIS dataset may be represented by multiple layers. Layers can provide official language support in one of two ways:
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Example: Canadian Ice Service Zones / Zones du Service Canadien des glaces
Maps
Maps are difficult to represent in both official languages because of the number and variety of text elements possible. While it is possible to create maps that are completely bilingual, it is acceptable and preferred to create maps specific to a single official language, and to maintain a corresponding map in the other official language. Layers in the map can be customized to represent the official language of the map.
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Examples: Arctic Voyage Planning Guide , Guide de planification de navigation en Arctique
Portal Items
ArcGIS Portal items (the "cards" that represent content in the Portal site) must support both official languages. Portal items comprise a number of text elements, including:
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3. Guide de planification de navigation en Arctique
Metadata
As per the HNAP metadata standard , each item shall have one metadata record containing metadata in both official languages. Refer to the link for resources on creating HNAP-compliant metadata, including a guide and worksheet.
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