KB34482: Running an alter user description script in MicroStrategy Command Manager updates only the English description in object translation, when using a non-English interface, in a MicroStrategy Developer environment.

Description

In a non-English operating system environment, running the alter user description script in Strategy Command Manager updates only the English field in the object translation.

Steps to reproduce

Follow the steps below to reproduce the issue in the Strategy Tutorial project.

• In Developer, with the interface language in Korean, change the administrator description value to ‘디스크립션’ in the User Editor.
  

• In Command Manager, run the alter user description script.
  

  
  ALTER USER “Administrator” DESCRIPTION “한글디스크립션2”;
  
   

  
  
• In Developer, with the interface language in Korean, the value '한글디스트립션2' modified in step 2 does not appear, but the old value “디스크립션” appears.
  

• In Developer, with the interface language in English, the value modified in step 2 is appears correctly.
  

• In Object Translation, the value modified in step 2 is updated in English (United States).
  

Why is this happening?

This is a known issue with Strategy Command Manager on a non-English operating system.

Workaround

First, make the following changes in Strategy Developer:

1. Log in to the project source.
2. Go to Administration > User Group > Everyone.
3. Double-click the Administrator user.
4. Go to the Languages tab.
5. Change the MDI preference of the user to Korean.
6. Click OK and close Developer.

Next, make the following changes in Command Manager:

1. Log in to the project source using the administrative user.
2. Execute the following command:
   

   
   ALTER USER "administrator" DESCRIPTION "changed MDI language to Korean"; 
   

   
   

Last, open Strategy Developer again.

1. Log in to the project source.
2. Go to Administration > User Group.
3. Right-click Everyone and choose Translate.