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Status Planned for future release
Workspace IBM MAS - Mobile
Categories Mobile Platform
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 24, 2026

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Keep MAS Mobile Custom Translations Accross Upgrades

In MAS 9.1, Migrate Prior Configurations option (Maximo Application Configuration Tool) carries forward application customisations by re-applying app.delta.xml onto the new IBM base app.xml. However, MAS Mobile UI translations don't live in app.xml - they're static files (<APPID>/public/i18n/labels-<lang>.json), loaded at runtime via GET ./i18n/labels-<lang>.json. Because these files sit outside the app.xml/app.delta.xml delta model, Migrate Prior Configurations never touches them. Any direct edits a customer makes to IBM's language files are silently lost on the next upgrade or app refresh, forcing manual re-work and creating a recurring, undocumented risk of translation loss.

I'm proposing two way of product improvement: 
1. Extend Migrate Prior Configurations to treat labels-<lang>.json like any other configurable resource - generate and re-apply a delta (e.g. labels-<lang>.delta.json) the same way app.delta.xml is handled, so label customisations survive upgrades automatically.
2. IBM could officially support an overlay pattern: a customer-owned labels-<lang>-custom.json file per language, shipped alongside (never overwriting) IBM's file, auto-loaded and merged over the in-memory labels at runtime.

Idea priority High
Needed By Yesterday (Let's go already!)
  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Jul 27, 2026

    Hi,

    Thank you for taking the time to provide your ideas to IBM. Your request is now a candidate for a future product release. Our aim is to deliver within the next 12-18 months. Thank you again for your feedback.

    Please note: IBM’s statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM’s sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality.

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  • Admin
    JORDAN SMITH
    Jul 27, 2026

    Thank you for entering this idea. We have determined it is a good candidate for inclusion the the product for 9.3.

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  • Guest
    Jul 24, 2026

    It would be great to have it as a parto of the product!

    Reply

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