Intro to MUI and variations in SharePoint 2010
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This document summarizes a presentation about multilingual user interfaces (MUI) and variations in SharePoint 2010. The presentation covered introducing MUI, playing around with MUI settings, and differences between MUI and variations. MUI allows alternate language interfaces while variations supports fully translated content in additional languages. Variations uses hidden lists and event receivers to propagate content changes to different language variations.
Intro to MUI and variations in SharePoint 2010
- 1. Intro to MUI and Variations in SharePoint 2010 Presented by Joris Poelmans #Biwug3011
- 2. About the speaker • Joris.Poelmans@biwug.be • ECM Unit Manager at RealDolmen • Twitter: jopxtwits • Blog: http://jopx.blogspot.com #Biwug3011
- 3. Agenda #Biwug3011 Introducing MUI Playing around with MUI Variations or MUI or … both
- 4. Multilingual User Interface (MUI) • Improvement in SPS2010 • Sites can have Alternate Languages • Focus on “Chrome” not on “Content” – Ribbon, navigation, branding • Language preference is a per user setting • Powered by Language Packs • Site (Web) scoped #Biwug3011
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- 6. Language Packs • Two types of Language Packs – Server Language Packs http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=3411 – Foundation Language Packs http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4731 • Run PSConfig(UI) after all packs are installed • Installation screens in language of the Language Pack • For installation on Windows 7 – extract language pack and modify config.xml - http://jopx.blogspot.com/2011/11/how- to-install-sharepoint-server-2010.html #Biwug3011
- 7. Multilingual User Interface (MUI) • Not all site templates support MUI – E.g. Blog, Meeting workspace – IsMultingual = False • Use Powershell to enable alternate languages for a complete site collection/web application, #Biwug3011
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- 9. Agenda #Biwug3011 Introducing MUI Playing around with MUI Variations or MUI or … both
- 10. MUI and Managed Metadata • Terms can have Alternate Languages • Edit via Term Store Management • Out of the box import does not support multiple languages – Use Powershell – Use SharePoint Object Model #Biwug3011
- 11. MUI and Language Selection in the PersonalActions Control • Switch LCID using Javascript • Language selection driven by cookie #Biwug3011 function ChangeMUI(value) { var today = new Date(); var oneYear = new Date(today.getTime()+ 365*24*60*60*1000); var url = window.location.href; document.cookie = "lcid=" + value + ";path=/;expires=" + oneYear.toGMTString(); window.location.href = url; }
- 12. MUI Support Type of Content Examples Supported? Settings & Help 1. Settings Pages (_layouts, _admin) 2. Help 3. Images Supported Application Content 1. Menus 2. Controls 3. Custom Actions 4. Web (Title, Description, Icon Description) 5. List (Title, Description) 6. Top Link Bar (Links) 7. Quick Launch (Links, Headings) 8. Global Breadcrumb 9. Local Breadcrumb 10. Managed Metadata (Taxonomy) 11. Site Content Types (Name, Description, Groups) 12. List Content Types (Name, Description) 13. Site Columns (Name, Description, Groups) 14. List Columns (Name, Description) Supported Developer Content 1. Features 2. Solutions Supported User Content 1. Content 2. Permission Levels 3. Groups 4. Views 5. OOB Web Part (Title, Appearance) 6. Custom Properties 7. Search refiners NOT Supported #Biwug3011
- 13. Some remarks about multilingual & MUI • No need to install Windows Language Pack – not even for complex Character Sets such as Mid Eastern and East-Asian Languages (pre- RTM advise) • You cannot enable support for alternate languages on a site that uses customized CSS files. • Search refiners are “broken” in multilingual scenarios. #Biwug3011
- 14. Agenda #Biwug3011 Introducing MUI Playing around with MUI Variations or MUI or … both
- 15. Variations vs MUI • Multi-lingual User Interfaces (MUI) – Chrome language changes – Content does not change • Multi-lingual Sites (Variations) – Chrome language changes – Content changes #Biwug3011
- 16. Variations – Core Concepts • Variations are an infrastructure plumbing feature to enable multi-lingual sites – Enabled via Hidden Lists, Event Receivers, Timer Jobs – Uses WCM Publishing Features (SharePoint Server only) #Biwug3011
- 17. Variations Terminology • Variation Home – Location where Variations are created – Welcome page replaced with VariationRoot.aspx (VariationRootPageLayout.aspx) upon hierarchy creation • Variation Labels – Name given to each Variation Site • Variation Root – Location where content is originally created – Default location in case of no browser match • Relationships List – Contains tracking information about each page and site in the variation hierarchy #Biwug3011
- 18. Variations – inner workings • Used event handlers – ItemAdded, ItemUpdated,ItemCheckedIn, ItemDeleting and ItemDeleted event on Pages Library – FeatureActivated, FeatureDeactivating, WebDeleting, WebMoving, WebMoved event on PublishingWeb See SharePoint Variations – The Complete Guide – Part 3 – Triggers (Blog Stefan Gossner) #Biwug3011
- 19. Variations – Inner workings – Timer Jobs See SharePoint Variations – The Complete Guide – Part 4 – Timer Jobs (Blog Stefan Gossner) #Biwug3011
- 20. Variations - Planning • Design up front • Think about – Language Pack – Hierarchy creation – Navigation impact – Redirection Logic – Impact on search – Translation process #Biwug3011
- 21. Variations and Language Packs • LPs provide localized Site Templates • NOT a requirement for Variations – Easier for content authors/editors #Biwug3011
- 22. Page Propagation • Automatic Creation – Automatically propagate site and page variations when site is created or page is published • Manual Creation – Manually propagate sites and pages • On-Demand Propagation (New SPS2010) – “Hybrid” approach allowing automatic site creation with manual page updates – Requires Powershell (or OM) to enable #Biwug3011
- 24. On demand Propagation - PowerShell #Biwug3011
- 25. Variations - Improvements in 2010 • Hierarchy creation – Executes in background with Timer Service (2007 within W3WP.exe process) – Default frequency 1 Hour – 100 work items per timer job execution – Variations Fix Up tool (introduced with 2007 SP2) • Version differencing – View Changes button #Biwug3011
- 26. Variations – Improvements in 2010 • Flexible Propagation – On-demand propagation – Avoids “overwriting” of target pages #Biwug3011
- 27. Redirection Logic • VariationRoot.aspx – Redirects based on Browser Language – Typically customized • Avoid Variations Label Menu Control – Deprecated in SharePoint Server 2010 • Avoid external redirection – confuses Variations redirection #Biwug3011
- 28. Variations - Things to think about • Plan it carefully • Use a variation Home outside the Site root – Avoids all content being translated • Implement variation aware web parts – Implement IWebPartVariationUpdate #Biwug3011
- 29. References • Must reads – Understanding the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/ff800886.aspx – SharePoint Variations – The Complete Guide Triggers (Blog Stefan Gossner) – JOPX on MUI • Credits to @harbars (Spence Harbar) for providing initial slides and feedback on questions #Biwug3011
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