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Localizing Datasources with Alchemy Catalyst
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Agenda What is a Database? Localizing using Catalyst Q&A Workshops
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What is a Database? A database is an information store
The record is the building block of the database Fields Tables Record sets
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What is a Database? Diagram 1 – A graphical representation of the data
Name Start Date Department Photo 5 Name Start Date Department Photo 4 Name Start Date Department Photo 3 Name Start Date Department Photo 2 Name Start Date Department Photo 1 Fields Table Record Diagram 1 – A graphical representation of the data
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What is a Database? ID Name Start Date Department 1 Jack Vettriano 1/1/2000 Marketing 2 James Watt 2/1/2001 Engineering 3 Iain Banks 8/12/2003 Documentation 4 Alexander Bain 05/06/2001 5 Arthur Conan Doyle 12/08/2004 Diagram 2 – A table representation of the same data
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Database Connections Making a Connection Database Driver
ADO (Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects) technology To see what database drivers you have installed: Start Settings, Control Panel then In 95,98,NT -> ODBC data sources, Drivers In 2000-> Administrative Tools, Data Sources, Drivers Client Server Environment
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Localizing Database Content
There are 3 steps: Connect - Establish a connection Select the data to be localised Link the field names of the database to source target and ID fields in a project TTK These 3 steps are stored in a DDF file - (Data Definition File)
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Localizing Database Content
Establish A connection: Select Tools/Datasource/Define Test Connection button A complex connection string is created for you by Catalyst. Select the Data using SQL SELECT … from … Link the data to the .ttk IDs Give your DDF a name
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Connection to the database
There is no connection to the database while translation is in progress. Connection to the database is only required when: Setting up the connection string and inserting the DDF into the TTK When populating the translated text back into the Database after translation.
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