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You can set the fields by simply extending the 'Translate' value with another array, like so:

<?php
class Post extends AppModel {
	var $name = 'Post';
	var $actsAs = array(
		'Translate' => array(
			'fieldOne', 'fieldTwo', 'and_so_on'
		)
	);
}
?>

1. <?php
2. class Post extends AppModel {
3. var $name = 'Post';
4. var $actsAs = array(
5. 'Translate' => array(
6. 'fieldOne', 'fieldTwo', 'and_so_on'
7. )
8. );
9. }
10. ?>

After you have done that (for example putting "name" as one of the fields) you already finished the basic setup. Great! According to our current example the model should now look something like this:

<?php
class Post extends AppModel {
	var $name = 'Post';
	var $actsAs = array(
		'Translate' => array(
			'name'
		)
	);
}
?>

1. <?php
2. class Post extends AppModel {
3. var $name = 'Post';
4. var $actsAs = array(
5. 'Translate' => array(
6. 'name'
7. )
8. );
9. }
10. ?>

When defining fields for TranslateBehavior to translate, be sure to omit those fields from the translated model's schema. If you leave the fields in, there can be issues when retrieving data with fallback locales.