RE: [ebxml-dev] Multi Language XML Invoices

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Szabó Áron [mailto:aron@ik.bme.hu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:21 AM
> To: ebxml-dev@lists.ebxml.org; ubl-dev@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [ebxml-dev] Multi Language XML Invoices
> 
> Hi,
> 
> we have also met with this problem at the mapping of 
> Hungarian eInvoices to UBL. Maybe some kind of 
> "LanguageIndicator" could be inserted into the schema to solve this...

The xml:lang attribute is used specifically for such purposes. An implementation can read this attribute and take the proper course of action based on its value (i.e. generate the invoice in the proper language).

Joe

Joseph Chiusano
Booz Allen Hamilton
Visit us online@ http://www.boozallen.com
 
> Aron
> 
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> 
> All,
> 
> I have a question about how to handle multi langues XML invoices.
> 
> We sometimes get the request to send a customer an invoice in 
> an other language than the language he recieved (he recieved 
> a dutch invoice, but wants a english invoice) Example's are 
> product names (Telefoon vs Telephone), destinations (Belgie vs
> Belgium) etc
> 
> Where should this logic be?
> Should I regenerate the XML in a different language? 
> have the translations in the XSLT?
> have all possible languages in the XML?
> 
> Or am I totaly on the wrong path here?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kees Duvekot
> Business Analist
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>