Property file strings

Overview

The following tables list application properties files containing customizable strings. To customize the source properties files, first extract the contents of the *_version.jar files in...

CONNECTIONS_HOME/data/shared/provision/webresources

...where _version refers to the file version and timestamp, for example...

com.ibm.lconn.activities.web.resources_3.0.0.20120307-0100.jar

Customizations are written to directory defined by WebSphere variable...

CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH

...which by default is set to...

shared_data_directory_root/customization

...for example...

/opt/IBM/Connections/Data/shared/provision/customization/

Customized files are saved in...

CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/customized_properties_file_name

...where any slashes in the source file name location are replaced by dots.

When we customize the ui.properties source file for Blogs from...

Blogs.ear/blogs.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/ibm/lconn/blogs/strings/ui.properties

...save the customized properties file in...

CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.blogs.strings.ui.properties

To customize a locale-specific version of one of the source files listed, look in the same source directory for a file of the same name but with the relevant language code appended before the .properties file extension. When you save the customized version of the file, append the language code to the file name before the file extension.

For example, to customize German strings for Blogs, look for the file...

ui_de.properties

...in source location...

Blogs.ear/blogs.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/ibm/lconn/blogs/strings/ui.properties

...and save the customized strings in...

CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lcon.blogs.strings.ui_de.properties

The following Communities features do not have properties files associated with them:

• Blog widget
• ECM document picker
• Ideation Blog widget

For a list of the JavaScript files associated with these features, see JavaScript resource strings.

Common areas

• Common widget strings

  installedApps/app.ear/war/WEB-INF/lib/lc.util.web-3.0.jar

  com.ibm.lconn.core.strings.templates.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.core.strings.templates.properties

• Core activity stream strings used in...
  • Home page
  • Profiles
  • Communities
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Other consumers of the activity stream gadget

  installedApps/Common.ear/connections.web.resources.war/WEB-INF/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.social.as.web.resources_version.jar

  properties/activitystream_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/activitystream_resources.properties

• Core activity stream strings used in...
  • Home page
  • Profiles
  • Communities
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Other consumers of the activity stream gadget

  installedApps/Common.ear/connections.web.resources.war/WEB-INF/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.social.as.lconn.web.resources_version.jar

  properties/activitystream_lconn.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/activitystream_lconn.properties

• Strings used by the Application Access and Access Request interfaces that prompt users to grant, deny, and revoke access to their IBM Connections data for third-party applications protected by OAuth

  webresources/com.ibm.lconn.oauth.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/lconn/oauth/strings/ui.properties

  com.ibm.lconn.oauth.strings.ui.properties

Activities

• Activities user interface strings

  Most user interface strings are in strings.js.

  This file is in the Activities resource jar located in the PROVISION folder sample:

  C:/IBM/Connections/Data/provision/webresources/com.ibm.lconn.activities.web.resources_version.jar

  If we cannot find the string here, check the Activities resource bundle in...

  installedApps/Activities.ear/oawebui.war/WEB-INF/lib/oawebui.jar

  com/ibm/openactivities/web/coreui/resources/resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.openactivities.web.coreui.resources.resources.properties

• Activities notification strings

  Notification strings and some user interface strings are in...

  LotusConnections-config/notifications/activities/resources/nls/notification_locale.properties

  ...where locale is the language code, for example notification _en.properties.

  If no locale is specified then use notification.properties.

  Edit and save the customized file in the source location.

Blogs

• User interface strings

  Blogs.ear/blogs.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/ibm/lconn/blogs/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lcon.blogs.strings.ui.properties

• Log strings

  Blogs.ear/blogs.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/ibm/lconn/blogs/strings/log.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lcon.blogs.strings.log.properties

Bookmarklet

The bookmarklet is the window that displays when add a bookmark. It is located in the Common.ear file. The bookmarklet allows users to add bookmarks to different applications, such as Communities or Activities. Users can add a button to their browser that allows them to access the bookmarklet window. Every page in Connections has a Bookmarking Tools link in the page footer that allows users to install this toolbar button.

• Bookmarklet user interface strings (JSP files)

  installedApps/common.ear/lc-bookmarklet.war/WEB-INF/lib/lc-bookmarklet.jar

  com.ibm.lconn.bookmarklet.strings.ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.bookmarklet.strings.ui.properties

• Bookmarklet user interface strings (Java files)

  installedApps/common.ear/lc-bookmarklet.war/WEB-INF/lib/lc-bookmarklet.jar

  com.ibm.lconn.bookmarklet.resources.jspresources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.bookmarklet.resources.jspresources.properties

Bookmarks

• Bookmarks user interface strings (JSP files)

  installedApps/Dogear.ear/dogear.webui.war/WEB-INF/lib/dogear.svc.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/dogear/strings/uilabels.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.dogear.strings.uilabels.properties

• Bookmarks user interface strings (Java files)

  installedApps/Dogear.ear/dogear.webui.war/WEB-INF/lib/dogear.svc.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/dogear/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.dogear.strings.ui.properties

Communities

• Main Communities application user interface

  installedApps/Communities.ear/comm.web.war/WEB-INF/lib/comm.web.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/communities/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.communities.strings.ui.properties

• Communities email text

  installedApps/Communities.ear/comm.web.war/WEB-INF/lib/comm.web.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/communities/strings/uiemail.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.communities.strings.uiemail.properties

• Communities business card (used by the Connections applications)

  installedApps/Common.ear/connections.web.resources.war/WEB-INF/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.lconn.core.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/lconn/core/web/resources/commbizcard.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.core.web.resources.commbizcard.properties

• Communities widget titles

  installedApps/Common.ear/connections.web.resources.war/WEB-INF/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.lconn.core.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/lconn/widgets/resources/ui_widgets.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.widgets.resources.ui_widgets.properties

• Linked Library widget and Media Gallery widget

  webresources/com.ibm.lconn.librarywidget.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/quickr/lw/nls/LibraryWidgetMessages.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.quickr.lw.nls.LibraryWidgetMessages.properties

• Related Communities widget

  installedApps/Communities.ear/recomm.web.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/ibm/lconn/recomm/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.recomm.strings.ui.properties

• Strings that display in the Communities catalog user interface, including Communities table and community entries, menu items, and the Catalog administration user interface

  installedApps/Communities.ear/comm.web.war/WEB-INF/lib/comm.web.jar/com/ibm/lconn/communities/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.communities.strings.ui.properties

Files

• Main Files application user interface and the Files widget in Communities

  webresources/com.ibm.lconn.files.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/lconn/files/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.files.strings.ui.properties

• Help pop-ups

  webresources/com.ibm.lconn.files.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/lconn/files/strings/uihelp.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.files.strings.uihelp.properties

• About and Metrics pages

  webresources/com.ibm.lconn.files.web.resources>_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/lconn/files/strings/uitemplates.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.files.strings.uitemplates.properties

Forums

• User interface strings

  Forums.ear/forum.web.war/WEB-INF/lib/forum.web.jar/com/ibm/forum/web/resources/resources_en.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.forum.web.resources.resources.properties

• Log strings

  Forums.ear/forum.web.war/WEB-INF/lib/forum.svc.jar/com/ibm/lconn/forum/internal/resources/resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.forum.internal.resources.resources.properties

• Log strings

  Forums.ear/forum.web.war/WEB-INF/lib/forum.svc.jar/com/ibm/lconn/forum/internal/service/core/core.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.forum.internal.service.core.core.properties

Home page

• Most strings appearing in the user interface, except for the stories in the river of news

  installedApps/Homepage.ear/homepage.war/WEB-INF/lib/homepage.utils.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/homepage/resources/nls/jsp/jsp_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.homepage.resources.nls.jsp.jsp_resources.properties

• Activity Stream strings

  installedApps/Homepage.ear/homepage.war/WEB-INF/lib/homepage.utils.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/homepage/resources/nls/activitystream/activitystream_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.homepage.resources.nls.activitystream.activitystream_resources.properties

• Activity Stream filters

  installedApps/Homepage.ear/homepage.war/WEB-INF/lib/homepage.utils.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/homepage/resources/nls/activitystream/config/activitystreamconfig_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.homepage.resources.nls.activitystream.config.activitystreamconfig_resources.properties

• Notification strings

  installedApps/Homepage.ear/homepage.war/WEB-INF/lib/homepage.utils.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/homepage/resources/nls/ui/ui_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.homepage.resources.nls.ui.ui_resources.properties

• Widget resources

  installedApps/Homepage.ear/homepage.war/WEB-INF/lib/homepage.utils.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/homepage/resources/nls/widgets/widgets_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.homepage.resources.nls.widgets.widgets_resources.properties

• Core activity stream filter resources

  installedApps/Homepage.ear/homepage.war/WEB-INF/lib/lc.services.gadgets.osapiclient.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/services/gadgets/osapiclient/activitystream/config/activitystreamconfig.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.services.gadgets.osapiclient.activitystream.config.activitystreamconfig.properties

Metrics

• Main Metrics application user interface, not including metrics reports provided by Cognos

  webresources/com.ibm.lconn.metrics.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/connections/metrics/ui/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.connections.metrics.ui.strings.ui.properties

• About page

  webresources/com.ibm.lconn.metrics.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/connections/metrics/ui/strings/uitemplates.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.connections.metrics.ui.strings.uitemplates.properties

Moderation

• Main Moderation application

  installedApps/moderation.ear/sn.moderation.ui.jar

  com.ibm.lconn.moderation.ui.strings.ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.moderation.ui.strings.ui.properties

• Online help

  installedApps/moderation.ear/sn.moderation.ui.jar

  com.ibm.lconn.moderation.ui.strings.uihelp.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.moderation.ui.strings.uihelp.properties

• About page

  installedApps/moderation.ear/sn.moderation.ui.jar

  com.ibm.lconn.moderation.ui.strings.uitemplates.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.moderation.ui.strings.uitemplates.properties

News

• Template resource strings for use in activity stream event titles

  Important: Customized strings must have the same placeholders (string of characters delimited by curly braces) as the placeholders in the source string.

  installedApps/News.ear/news.common.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/news/nls/templatePlaceholders.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.news.nls.templatePlaceholders.properties

• JSP resources for email digest settings page

  installedApps/News.ear/news.common.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/news/nls/jsp_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.news.nls.jsp_resources.properties

• Notification strings displayed in the Home page

  installedApps/News.ear/news.common.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/news/nls/ui_resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.news.nls.ui_resources.properties

• Strings related to Homepage widgets, such as widget titles and the strings displayed in the customization palette

  installedApps/News.ear/news.common.jarcom/ibm/lconn/news/nls/catalog/service/ui/CatalogServiceUIMessages.propertiess

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.news.nls.catalog.service.ui.CatalogServiceUIMessages.properties

Profiles

• Used in the Atom APIs for informational use only, not for the end user

  installedApps/Profiles.ear/lc.profiles.app.war/WEB-INF/lib/lc.profiles.web.app.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/profiles/api/actions/resources.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.profiles.api.actions.
  resources.properties

• Main resource string file for user interface display in Profiles

  installedApps/Profiles.ear/lc.profiles.app.war/WEB-INF/lib/lc.profiles.web.app.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/profiles/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.profiles.strings.ui.properties

• Strings for profile field labels

  installedApps/Profiles.ear/lc.profiles.app.war/WEB-INF/lib/lc.profiles.web.app.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/profiles/strings/uilabels.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.profiles.strings.uilabels.properties

Search

• Search application user interface strings

  installedApps/Search.ear/search.common.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/search/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.search.strings.ui.properties

Social analytics

• Strings for the Who Connects Us, Things in Common, and Do You Know widgets

  installedApps/Common.ear/connections.web.resources.war/WEB-INF/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.lconn.sand.web.resources_version.jar

  _properties/com/ibm/lconn/sand/resources/sand.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.sand.resources.sand.properties

Wikis

• Main Wikis application user interface

  installedApps/Wikis.ear/wikis.web.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/wikis/strings/ui.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.wikis.strings.ui.properties

• Welcome page content

  installedApps/Wikis.ear/share.services.jar/src/com/ibm/lconn/share/services/handlers/wiki/nls/WikiWelcomeMessages_locale.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.share.services.handlers.wiki.nls.WikiWelcomeMessages_locale.properties

• Help tooltips

  installedApps/Wikis.ear/wikis.web.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/wikis/strings/uihelp.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.wikis.strings.uihelp.properties

• About page and Server Metrics page

  installedApps/Wikis.ear/wikis.web.jar

  com/ibm/lconn/wikis/strings/uitemplates.properties

  CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH/strings/com.ibm.lconn.wikis.strings.uitemplates.properties

These resource bundles contain the majority of the Wikis user interface strings, but the strings for the Communities Widget are provided in JavaScript.

Parent topic:
Customize product strings

Related:
Change WAS environment variables
Customize strings sourced in JavaScript
WAS environment variables
JavaScript resource strings
Language codes