Systems and methods for supporting multi-language display view capabilities in a process control plant

A method for presenting multiple languages at a graphical display view in a process plant, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a user interface device included in an operating environment of the process plant, a download of a multi-language interface object indicating a plurality of languages that are able to be presented on the graphical display view, the multi-language interface object including a language parameter configured to be set to each language parameter value of a plurality of language parameter values, the each language parameter value indicative of a respective language of the plurality of languages;
• receiving, at the user interface device in conjunction with the download of the multi-language interface object, a download of a configuration of the graphical display view, wherein the configuration of the graphical display view references the multi-language interface object;
• and
• executing, at the user interface device during runtime of the process plant, the graphical display view, including:
• referencing a current language parameter value of the language parameter of the multi-language interface object,
• accessing the configuration of the graphical display view for a respective language of the plurality of languages indicated by the current language parameter value, and
• in response to the accessing, presenting, during runtime execution at the user interface device, (i) a respective language indicated by the current language parameter value of the language parameter of the multi-language interface object, and (ii) respective, repeatedly updated indications of one or more process values that are generated by one or more control elements while executing in the operating environment to control a process at the process plant.

A user interface included in an operating environment of a process plant configured to present multiple languages at a graphical display view, the user interface comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display coupled to the processors;
• and
• one or more memories coupled to the processor and storing:
• (i) a multi-language interface object configured to indicate a plurality of languages that are able to be presented on the graphical display view, the multi-language interface object including a language parameter configured to be set to each language parameter value of a plurality of language parameter values, the each language parameter value indicative of a respective language of the plurality of languages;
• (ii) a configuration of the graphical display view, wherein the configuration of the graphical display view references the multi-language interface object;
• and
• (iii) computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor during runtime of the process plant, cause the graphical display view to:
• reference a current language parameter value of the language parameter of the multi-language interface object;
• access, from the one or more memories, the configuration of the graphical display view for a respective language of the plurality of languages indicated by the current language parameter value;
• present, at the display and based on the accessed configuration of the graphical display view, the graphical display view utilizing the respective language;
• and
• present and repeatedly update, at the graphical display view, respective indications of one or more process values that are generated by one or more control elements during the runtime of the process plant to control a process of the process plant.