Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 332)

Create local messages in multiple languages
FactoryTalk View 5.00 supports local messages in multiple languages. When you
create local messages, they are in the current application language. You can export
the local messages for translation and then import them back into the application. For
details, see Chapter 12.
Language switching local messages in FactoryTalk View ME
Station 4.00
For applications that will run in FactoryTalk View ME Station version 4.00, use the
CurrentLanguage( ) expression function to specify message offsets in the local
message file. In the file, divide your messages into sections for each language. For
information about the CurrentLanguage( ) function, see page 23-14.
How the local message display graphic object works
When you open a graphic display at run time, FactoryTalk View reads the value of
the Value connection and updates the local message display object based on the
value.
What is shown
 If the Value connection is unassigned, the display is filled with question marks
(?).
 The Value connection is rounded to the nearest integer. If the value does not
match any of the trigger values in the specified message file, the display is filled
with question marks.
For information about how values are rounded, see page 7-2.
 If the message is too long to fit in the object, the last shown character is replaced
with an asterisk (*).
 When the Value connection’s value is 0, the display is cleared.
 If you set up local messages in multiple languages, messages are shown in the
current application language. When a language switch occurs, the message that
was already in the local message display remains in the language that it originally
appeared in. New messages are shown in the new language.
Print displays
You can print your graphic displays on the development computer. This might be
useful if you want other people to review the displays before implementing the
application, or if you want to keep a visual record of the displays.
You can also print graphic displays at run time, to provide a printed record of process
values such as trend data.
For information about printing on the development computer, see page 2-13.
Print displays at run time
When you print a display at run time, everything on the screen is printed, including
the current display, pop-up windows, and any visible background applications.