Add Translations to the Chart of Accounts
The names or descriptions for Groups, as entered / edited in the Setup → Groups menu for Account Group 1 / 2 tabs, are by default displayed on screens, lookups, documents, reports, etc.
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To use multi-language Chart of Accounts, Language Groups need to be created / added in the Setup → Groups menu - Languages tab. |
To Translate the Chart of Accounts into Multi-Languages:
1. Go to Action → Accounts menu.
2. Double-click on the topbar (below the Accounts titlebar) to activate and display the Translations tab when selecting an account.
3. Select an Account (e.g. Sales, etc.) on the list and click on the Translations tab. 
4. Enter the Account name (description) and click on the other language (e.g. English). It will activate the Save button.
5. Click on the Save button.
6. Repeat the process to translate all account descriptions.
7. Click on the Close button (on the titlebar).
To Check the Translated Chart of Accounts into the Translated Language:
1. Click on the Open icon (Start → Open menu).
2. Select the Set of Books and click on the Open button.
3. On the Login screen, enter the username and password for the different language.
4. Click on the OK button. TurboCASH5 will open in the user's language (as per this example in Afrikaans).
5. Print the Chart of Accounts and check if it is correct.
6. Print the Account Group 1 / 2 report and check that the groups are correct.
To Edit the Translated Chart of Accounts into the Translated Language:
1. Go to Action → Accounts menu.
2. Double-click on the topbar (below the Accounts titlebar) to activate and display the Translations tab when selecting an account.
3. Select an Account (e.g. Sales, etc.) on the list and click on the Translations tab. 
4. Enter the Account name (description) and click on the other language (e.g. Afrikaans). It will activate the Save button.
5. Click on the Save button.
6. Repeat the process to translate all account descriptions.
7. Click on the Close button (on the titlebar).