The Custom Dictionary consists of pairs of original text and new text. The original text is not case sensitive during the translation process, however when a match is found the new text is output 'as is'.

The Custom Dictionary file that you are currently maintaining is displayed in the title bar of the window when you launch the program, and the following describes the fields contained in that window:

Field	Description
Original text	Enter the exact word or phrase currently displayed on the screen. The word or phrase cannot include numbers. To translate these you must use the Global Replace Dictionary Maintenance program.
New text	Enter the foreign language word or phrase you want to display instead of the original word or phrase. The word or phrase you enter in this field is displayed exactly as you enter it at this field.
Add/Update	Select this button to add a new phrase pair to the Custom Dictionary, or to change the text you entered in the New text field for the previously defined original text.
Delete	Select this to remove the currently highlighted phrase pair from the Custom Dictionary.
Save	Select this to save the changes you have made to the Custom Dictionary. The changes you made are displayed immediately on your current system. Other operators will only see the changes after they reload SYSPRO.

When the translation system sets up the dictionaries for the foreign translations, it creates multiple dictionaries depending on the length of the phrases. This is done to optimize the memory usage at run-time and therefore increase the speed.

It is generally preferable for the translated text to be approximately the same number of characters as the English text (especially important for shorter phrases). This will avoid truncation (e.g. message boxes).

The restrictions on the length of phrases are as follows: