Title: Building Multilingual CAP Applications
Subject: SAP-Business-Application-Studio in SAP Field
In today’s globalized business landscape, building applications that support multiple languages is critical for user adoption and operational efficiency. The SAP Cloud Application Programming (CAP) model provides a robust framework for developing cloud-native applications, and when combined with SAP Business Application Studio (BAS), it offers a streamlined environment for building multilingual CAP applications.
This article explores how to build and manage multilingual applications using the CAP framework within SAP Business Application Studio, ensuring your app can effectively support diverse language requirements.
i18n/en.properties, i18n/de.properties, etc.srv/ for services and db/ for data models.Create an i18n folder inside the app or srv folder.
Add language-specific properties files, e.g.:
i18n/en.properties (English)i18n/fr.properties (French)i18n/es.properties (Spanish)Populate each properties file with key-value pairs:
welcomeMessage=Welcome to our CAP Application!
welcomeMessage=Bienvenue dans notre application CAP! (French)
welcomeMessage=¡Bienvenido a nuestra aplicación CAP! (Spanish)
In your CDS model files, use the @Capabilities.Label annotation to refer to text keys:
entity Books {
key ID : UUID;
title : String @Common.Label : 'welcomeMessage';
}
sap.ui.model.resource.ResourceModel to load the appropriate language file.Building multilingual applications with SAP CAP in SAP Business Application Studio is a strategic approach to meeting global business demands. By leveraging CDS annotations, i18n property files, and CAP’s built-in language handling capabilities, developers can create scalable and maintainable applications that deliver localized content efficiently.
Mastering multilingual CAP development will empower your SAP applications to provide richer, user-friendly experiences tailored to diverse user groups worldwide.