Consequences of localizing items
Localizing an item has consequences for items that use the shared item that is being localized item and certain operations are not possible on a localized item.
- Items affected by localizing an item
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If you localize a... ...these items will stop using the shared item and use the local copy instead Category Schemas, Target Groups, Component Templates Component Pages; Component Links in other Components Component Template Pages; dynamic Component Presentations; possible references in other Page Templates and Template Building Blocks Embedded Schema Schemas Folder Templates that use folder metadata fields Keyword Components; metadata fields; Target Groups, if the Keyword is used in its Tracking Keys; other Keywords, if the localized Keyword is used in Related Keywords; Virtual Folders, if the Keyword is used as search criteria in the Virtual Folder Configuration Metadata Schema Metadata fields in Folders, Structure Groups, Publication and Pages Multimedia Component Pages; Multimedia Links in other Components Multimedia Schema Multimedia Component Page no effect Page Template Pages, possible references in Component Templates and Template Building Blocks Schema Component Structure Groups no effect Target Groups no effect Template Building Block Component Templates; Page Templates Virtual Folder no effect Workflow Process Definition any Page or Component associated with the Workflow Process - Actions not possible on localized items
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If the localized item is a... Users cannot.. Category - Edit the XML name
- Edit the description
Component Change the Schema upon which it is based Component Template - Add or remove Allowed Schemas
- Change how the Content Manager publishes the Component Template (embedded on a Page or as part of a dynamic Component Presentation)
- Change tracked Categories
Folder No restrictions Keyword - Change the Key field (reference to an external resource)
- Change the list of Related Keywords (but note that changes to the list of Related Keywords made in the parent still affect the localized child)
- Change the status (Abstract or not) or this Keyword
Multimedia Component Change the Schema upon which it is based Page No restrictions Page Template No restrictions Schema - Change the type of Schema
- Add or remove fields
- Change the type of a field
- Edit the XML name of a field
- Edit any property of a field (for example, its default value)
- Edit the source (you can modify the source code but your changes are ignored and not saved)
- Change the Custom URL
- Change the Allowed Multimedia Type
Structure Group No restrictions Target Group No restrictions Template Building Block No restrictions Virtual Folder - Edit the Folder type
- Edit the Configuration
Workflow Process Definition No restrictions