resource() Function

Function

resource( key )

Retrieves a string of translated text appropriate for the current user, according to their language preference, by matching a given key with text.

Keyword	Type	Description
`key`	Text	The item paired with each desired translation in your resource bundle.

Text

If no matching translation is available for the user's locale, the key itself is returned.

resource("city") returns ciudad for es_MX and ville for fr_CA

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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