Localizing Datasources with Alchemy Catalyst

Agenda What is a Database? Localizing using Catalyst Q&A Workshops

What is a Database?

A database is an information store

The record is the building block of the database

Fields Tables Record sets

What is a Database?

Table

Fields

Name

Start Date

Department

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Name

Start Date

Department

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Name

Start Date

Department

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Name

Start Date

Department

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Name

Start Date

Department

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Record

Diagram 1 – A graphical representation of the data

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 Engineering

5 Arthur Conan Doyle 12/08/2004 Documentation

Diagram 2 – A table representation of the same data

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

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)

Localizing Database Content

1. Establish A connection:– Select Tools/Datasource/Define– Test Connection button– A complex connection string is created for

you by Catalyst.

2. Select the Data using SQL– SELECT … from …

3. Link the data to the .ttk– IDs– Give your DDF a name

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.

Questions?