Specifying locale information and console branding

By default, the pages of the Community Console are presented in the English language. IBM might provide translations of the content in other languages as a set of files that can be uploaded. Other console items that might be provided by IBM for different locales are the logo and banner graphics, the stylesheet that is used to format the text on the screens, and the help system.

You can also choose to supply your own logo and banner to customize the Community Console. You perform these tasks using the Locale Upload page.

To display the Locale Upload page:

  1. Click Hub Admin > Console Configuration > Locale Configuration.
  2. Click Create.
  3. Select a locale from the Locale list.

The Console displays the Locale Upload page:

Figure 17. The Locale Upload page

From the Locale Upload page, you can choose to perform the following tasks:

Branding the console

You can customize the way the Community Console looks by changing the branding images. Branding of the Community Console consists of importing two images: header background and company logo.

The images must be .JPG format files and must conform to certain specifications, so that they will fit in the Community Console window.

After you have created the banner or logo (or both), perform the following steps:

  1. To upload the customized banner, perform either of the following tasks:
  2. To upload the customized logo, perform either of the following steps:
  3. Click Upload.

Note: When you replace the header background and company logo, you must restart the Community Console for the changes to take effect.

Localizing the data on the console

If you receive resource bundles or other locale files from IBM, you can use the Locale Upload page to upload them. Resource bundles include the following information:

To upload a resource bundle or other locale file:

  1. For each resource bundle or file, perform either of the following tasks:
  2. When you have finished uploading the files, click Upload.

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