Hi All!

Documentation for BI Portal say that:
"The menu bar is driven from an XML file, rendered using an XSL file. The
system supports adding a menu bar xml file for every language. The supported
languages appear in BIP_Languages database table, and for each supported
language there should be a menu_[Language ID].xml file in the BI Portal
server"

As I understand it is Menu_1.xml and Menu_2.xml (ThinMenu_1.xml and
ThinMenu_2.xml) files in the ext/ directory. But when I try to change
captions between <description> </description> tags in this files nothing
changes occured in BI Portal main page (for any languages). Else more - when
I delete this files nothing happens.

Here is a question - where located a source for menu captions (File, New,
Save, Save As, Tools and so on)?

Thanks!

Hi Eugene,
I managed to add another language (german) to BI Portal.
The XML/XSL file is loaded only once when you connect to
the server. You need to reload the BIP in order to see a
change.

To comletely change a language you need to change
language elements in the database, add the new language
itself, add a menu_<yourlanguageid> file (thin_3... etc.).

Problem remains that menu language itself is in the xml
file and has to be changed here. Also, other pages (like
addins) exist only once and can appear in only one
language at a time. Keep trying, it does work.

HTH Lutz

Hi again,
I had the same problem when i first installed BIP on a
remote box. The second time the problem just did not
occur.
the only difference that I can think of between first
time install and second time install is:

1st time:
BIP database was installed on ServerA insiden Domain
BIP Portal itself on other box (under local account)

2nd time:
Both database and Portal installed on the same box.

Therefore I guess that in your case BI-Portal cannot
access your database. It is all there, as you said ... it
just cannot be accessed and BI portal does not give you
the background error.

That is my best shot at an explanation... am I right?

HTH Lutz

I have not tested this yet (I have only been working on this thing for a
week) but I did notice that all strings for a particular language is
loaded in the Application memory. So it stands to reason that any
modification to the languages would need to have the application reset
(i.e. go to IIS and either unload the virtual directory or restart IIS).

The Server-side code this portal uses is to write the client-side code
so you can't trust what you see in the source docs since they are
overwritten at run-time.

Good luck, reply back if you get it figured out.

Steven Muise
Sr. Consultant/.Net Developer
Aspirity LLC/425.830.9457


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OK Steven, this work fine! Menu captions change when IIS fully restarted.
Reloadind of site don't helps, only IIS restart.

Thank you for your attention!
Eugene.

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