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<a name="t_localizingsubsequentversionsofaproduct"></a><a name="localizingsubsequentversionsofaproduct"></a><h1 class="title topictitle1">Customizing Subsequent Versions of a Product</h1>
<div class="body taskbody"><div class="abstract"> <div class="shortdesc">If a new version or a patch for a IBM® Cognos® product
contains changes to the messages or user interface text, you must
customize the resource files again. IBM Cognos User Interface and Error
String Customization Toolkit simplifies this task. </div>
 <p class="p">It
can check whether the new version of files in the source directory
differs from the previous version saved in the reference directory.
It then updates the files in the reference and synchronization directories
by inserting the translate attribute in the string elements that are
new or changed in the files in the synchronization directory. Because
you customize only new and changed strings, the customization cost
is reduced.</p>
 </div>
<div class="section prereq"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="sectiontitle tasklabel">Before you begin</h2></div>Back up all files in the synchronization and reference directories
before you begin.</div>
<div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="sectiontitle tasklabel">Procedure</h2></div><ol class="ol steps"><li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Configure Cognos UI
and Error String Customization Toolkit to update the configuration
settings, if required <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_c_configurelocalizationkit.html#ConfigureLocalizationKit" title="You must configure IBM Cognos User Interface and Error String Customization Toolkit before you start using it.">Configure Cognos UI and Error String Customization Toolkit</a>.</span></li>
<li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Set up the source directory, and then copy new versions
of the input resource files located in the product installation directory
named msgsdk in the source directory. For more information, see <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_c_prepareinputresourcefilesforlocalization.html#PrepareInputResourceFilesforLocalization" title="Before you can start customizing text, IBM Cognos User Interface and Error String Customization Toolkit must create and synchronize the directories that it will use for processing.">Prepare the Input Resource Files for Customization</a>.</span>  <p class="p">Although you can use the source directory from the previous
customization project, we recommend that you set up a new source directory.</p>
 </li>
<li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Ensure that the files from the previous customization project
are in the synchronization and reference directories. For more information,
see  <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_c_prepareinputresourcefilesforlocalization.html#PrepareInputResourceFilesforLocalization" title="Before you can start customizing text, IBM Cognos User Interface and Error String Customization Toolkit must create and synchronize the directories that it will use for processing.">Prepare the Input Resource Files for Customization</a>.</span></li>
<li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Prepare the input resource files for customization. For
more information, see  <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_c_prepareinputresourcefilesforlocalization.html#PrepareInputResourceFilesforLocalization" title="Before you can start customizing text, IBM Cognos User Interface and Error String Customization Toolkit must create and synchronize the directories that it will use for processing.">Prepare the Input Resource Files for Customization</a>. </span>  <p class="p">Files in the synchronization directory and the reference
directory are automatically updated. If the current version of an
input resource file differs from the previous version, a translate
attribute that has a value of new or changed is inserted into the
appropriate string elements.</p>
 </li>
<li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Customize strings identified by the translate attribute.
For more information, see  <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_c_localizethetext.html#LocalizetheText" title="Customize the messages and user interface text in the files that are located in the synchronization directory.">Customize the Text</a>.</span></li>
<li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Validate the resource files. For more information, see
 <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_t_validatethelocalizedfiles.html#ValidatetheLocalizedFiles" title="Before you generate the target resource files, it is important to validate the customized files in the synchronization directory.">Validate the Resource Files</a>.</span></li>
<li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Generate the target resource files. For more information,
see  <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_t_generatethetargetresourcefiles.html#GeneratetheTargetResourceFiles" title="IBM Cognos User Interface and Error String Customization Toolkit generates the target resource files containing the customized text.">Generate the Target Resource Files</a>.</span></li>
<li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Copy the target resource files to the product installation
directory. For more information, see  <a class="xref" href="ug_ldk_t_copythetargetresourcefilestotheproductinstallationdirectory.html#CopytheTargetResourceFilestotheProductInstallationDirectory" title="After the target resource files are generated in the target directory, you must copy them to the product installation directory.">Copy the Target Resource Files to the Product Installation Directory</a>.</span></li>
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