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title: "Add a new language to the product and its variants"
slug: "add-a-new-language-to-the-product-and-its-variants"
tags: ["Task"]
updated: 2026-08-03T12:17:52Z
published: 2026-08-03T12:17:52Z
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# Add a new language to the product and its variants

Use this procedure to add a new language translation to an existing main product and its related variants. The **Translation update strategy** must be set to **On** (Product and variant updates).

## Steps

1. Go to **Organization administration** > **Languages**.
2. Confirm that the new language is enabled in D365 F&SCM.
3. Go to **Engineering change management** > **PLM integration** > **PLM systems**. The **PLM systems** list page opens.
4. Select and open the relevant PLM system.
5. Set **Translation update strategy** to **On** (Product and variant updates).
6. Save the PLM system.
7. Import the existing product from the PLM source with the new language translation. For example, include a Spanish translation for a product that currently has only English and German translations.
8. Go to **Engineering change management** > **PLM integration** > **PLM staging journals**.
9. Locate and open the staging journal created by the import.
10. Select the relevant journal line and open the **Translations** tab.
11. Confirm that the new language code, translated part name, and translated part description are displayed.
12. Click **Post journal**. The system validates the translations and adds the new language to the main product and its related variants.
13. After posting is complete:
  - The journal status changes to **Posted**.
  - The new language translation is added.
  - Existing translations with unchanged values are not updated.
  - The Infolog displays the processing results.
14. Go to **Product information management** > **Products** > **Released products**.
15. Locate and open the main product.
16. Open the **Translations** form and confirm that the new language was added.
17. Open the product variants for the main product.
18. Select the relevant variant and open its **Translations** form.
19. Confirm that the same language translation was added to the variant.
20. Repeat the verification for any other related variants.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> - Existing translations remain unchanged if the imported values are identical to the stored values.
> - If the new language code is invalid or not enabled in **Organization administration** > **Languages**, the system skips the translation and records a warning in the Infolog.
> - The Infolog identifies the new language translation and confirms that it was added to both the main product and its related variants.