Supporting a new language in WebSphere Portal Server 8.5

By default, welsh language is not supported by WPS. To Support welsh follow the below steps:

Copy C:\IBM\WebSphere\PortalServer\doc\xml-samples\CreateLanguage.xml to local directory.

In CreateLanguage.xml, change the content as:

<request xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

type="update"

xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="PortalConfig_8.0.0.xsd">

<portal action="locate">

<language action="update" bidi="false" domain="rel" locale="cy">

<localedata locale="en">

<title>Welsh</title>

</localedata>

</language>

</portal>

</request>

Run the following XML to create the " Welsh " language by clicking the Administration menu icon in the toolbar, and then going to Portal Settings > Import XML.

Extract the resource bundles from PortalServer_root\ui\wp.ui\shared\app\wp.ui.jar into your local directory.

Copy all files in PortalServer_root\ui\wp.ui\shared\app\wp.ui.jar into local directory.

Files to change in local directory

LocaleNames_en.properties

button_en.properties

commonAdmin_en.properties

engine_en.properties

field_en.properties

pbruntime_en.properties

problem_en.properties

problem_short_en.properties

registration_en.properties

titlebar_en.properties

virtual_principals_en.properties

For welsh(cy) language to display in websphere portal ,change resource bundles file from en to cy in local directory

In engine_cy.properties

Change link.logout = Log Out to link.logout = allgofnodi

Copy all resource bundles from local directory into wp_profile_root/PortalServer/config/nls directory.

Restart Portal server

Login into WPS in Welsh locale.