Handling complex translation needs

Translate template tokens

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Some interface element names include template tokens

The names of some user interface elements include template tokens.

Tokens:

• Are variables whose value is determined by dynamically by the context.

• Are represented by a number enclosed in percent signs (e.g. "%1%").

• Must be included in the translation, but because different languages have different grammar rules, translators need to be aware of the type of information being handled in any given variable in any given context.

The accompanying table enumerates in English the elements whose name includes a tokens and for each gives a brief explanation of the nature of the variable and the context in which it occurs.

Element name	Variable	Context
%1% profile	User's account name	Returns user's account name in the System menu link; clicked by the user to edit his or her user profile; appears on all screens.
list all %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current screen (e.g. archival description); appears as part of text on the List all button on Edit screens.
edit %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current screen (e.g. authority record); appears as part of Screen title on Edit screens.
list %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current screen (e.g. archival institution); appears as part of screen title on List screens.
view %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current screen (e.g. archival description); appears as part of screen title on View screens.