{"id":5219,"date":"2023-02-14T18:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tenthplanet.in\/?p=5219"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:06:20","slug":"installing-language-packs-in-compiere-erp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/blogs\/installing-language-packs-in-compiere-erp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Language Packs in Compiere ERP?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to install an existing <\/span>Compiere ERP<\/span><\/b><\/a> Language Pack or even create your own. A Language Pack is a collection of XML files containing the translations for a given language. Many of our Language Packs are available through the Compiere Exchange.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Note<\/span><\/b>: Language Packs are version independent. If you apply an older language pack to a newer release of Compiere some of the newer items may remain untranslated.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Installing a Language Pack<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Prepare for Installation<\/span><\/b>
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Log in to Compiere with the System Administrator Role. In the “Language” Window search for your language then enable “System Language” and start Language Maintenance. Select “Add missing Translations”. This copies the English words into the translation areas.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Import the Translation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Language Pack distribution is usually a zip file. Extract it to any directory – the default directory is COMPIERE_HOME\/data (e.g.: C:\\Compiere2\\data) , but it can be anywhere. The files have the format of <table name>_Trl_<language>.xml. Note that the language should be the same as activated in the preparation step (fr_FR is not the same as fr_CA). Example file name: AD_Element_Trl_fr_FR.xml<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Log into Compiere with the System Administrator Role. In the “Translation Import\/Export” Window leave the “Tenant” and “Table” selections empty and select your language. Click on “Import” and select the directory where the XML files reside. The translation is now applied to your system.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Language Pack Terminology Responsibility Please note that we as the Compiere team only provide the translation technology. If you are not happy with the terminology, please contact the vendor\/creator of the Language Pack directly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating a new Language Pack<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Preparation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Compiere’s base language is US English (en_US). The naming conventions are based Java locale identifiers. The “language” English UK uses the base English language, but uses the UK date format dd\/MM\/yy. The example used here is Fran\u00e7ais in France (fr_FR).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the System Administrator role start the Workflow “Language Setup” or start the “Language” Window and add the new language as a System Language (example: Language=fr_FR, Name=Fran\u00e7ais).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Start the “Verify Translation” process in the “Language” Window to create entries for the new language. Missing translations are copied from the base language (en_US).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Code Modification<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

As the next step, you need to modify the class org.compiere.util.Language. This is required since when you first start the client the database and available languages are unknown.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n