Let us understand,
- The Entities Locale sheet of Reference Domain Data Model in detail.
- How to manage entities across different locales in Reference Domain Data Model?
- How to map SDL locale to each entity type in Reference Domain Data Model?
- How to define locales across entity types using Reference Domain Data Model?
- What are the default values in Entities Locale sheet of Reference Domain Data Model?
In the data model definition template, the reference Entities Locale sheet helps you to manage the populated reference entity definitions and properties across different locales. The Reference Entities Locale sheet must be used if you wish to define reference entities in locales other than the SDL (System Default Locale). If you wish to define reference entities in the SDL, then you must use the Populate Reference Entities sheet.
A sample screenshot of the Reference Entitites Locale sheet is displayed.

The columns present in the Reference Entities Locale sheet are tabulated below.
| Column Name | Description | Default Value (If left blank) |
|---|---|---|
| Action | Indicates the action you want to perform on the corresponding row. You can select Delete if you wish to delete the row. | The application performs 'Create', 'Update', and 'Read' actions, when the column is left blank. • If an entry does not exist, then a new entry is created. • If an entry already exists and if there are no changes, then it is considered as 'Read' action. • If an entry already exists and if there are changes to be updated, then it is considered as 'Update' action. |
| Name | Indicates the name of the entity such as city, country. This is a mandatory field and must be unique. Note that the values entered in this column must be defined in the "Name" column of Populate Reference Entities sheet. Following are the supported validations for the Name column: • Enter text in lowercase only. • Special characters and uppercases are not allowed. • Duplicate values are not allowed. |
NA |
| Locale | Indicates the locale to which the entity belongs to. This field is mandatory but not unique as same locales can be repeated for different attributes. • Select a value from the options available in the drop-down. Possible values which can be selected are - cs-CZ, de-DE, en-GB, en-IE, en-US, es-US, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, nb-NO, nl-NL, pl-PL, pt-PT, ro-RO, sv-SE, zh-CN, zh-TW, and es-US. |
NA |
| Display Name | Indicates the name of the entity as displayed on the user interface. The Display Name of an entity is defined with respect to the locale mentioned in the previous column. This field is not mandatory. | Value in the "Display Name" column of Populate Reference Entities sheet. |
| Help Text | Indicates the help information to assist you in using this record. The Help Text is defined with respect to the locale mentioned. This field is not mandatory. | Value in the "Help Text" column of Populate Reference Entities sheet. |
- You can delete a value of a property. For more information, see Delete Values of Properties.