Adding Functionality to Your Cube - Getting Started with SQL Server 2012 Cube Development - page 188

Adding translations to support global
implementations
Many organizations have the need to work in a multi-lingual environment. There
maybe a requirement that a Swedish speaking user should be able to browse the
cube in their native tongue. Instead of creating separate cubes for each language
to satisfy this requirement, Analysis Services has the possibility to work with transla-
tions. A translation can not only be the translation of the cube or database structure,
but also of the data itself. The language displayed to the user is dependent on the set-
tings on the user's workstation. To create a translation, you can perform the following
steps:
1. Double-click on the Adventure Works DW2012.cube cube in the Solution
Explorer .
2. Click on the Translations tab in the designer and then click on the New
Translation button.
3. Select the appropriate language (in my case I chose Swedish ) and click on
OK .
4. In the column for the new translation, add the names for the different objects
in your cubes in the selected language.
5. Process and deploy your cube.
6. To test your cube, you can right-click the in the
7. Choose the language in the browser.