# TRANSLATION

The Translation feature controls the text displayed in the AyaNova user interface. 
The primary purpose is to provide the AyaNova user interface in various languages however it is also used to customize text displayed to conform to specific terminology used by a business.

For example a property management company may prefer the term "Apartment" rather than the generic term "Unit" provided by AyaNova.

## Stock Translations
AyaNova comes with predefined Translations for `English`, `French`, `Spanish` and `German`

## Custom Translations
A new custom Translation can be made in the AyaNova [Translation editor](form-adm-translation.md).

## Setting the Translation
There are two places with settings related to Translations used:

*Server Default* [AYANOVA_DEFAULT_TRANSLATION](ops-config-default-translation.md) setting used to control the default Translation used.  This is used to set new users default Translation, in scenarios where the AyaNova server needs to display or log a message not tied to a specific user or in cases where a User has an in-valid Translation selected.

*User default* In the AyaNova [User settings form](form-home-user-settings.md) you can select a default Translation for the logged in user.



