The resource bundle service is configured in: portal.war:/WEB-INF/conf/common/common-configuration.xml:

<component>

  <key>org.exoplatform.services.resources.ResourceBundleService</key>

  <type>org.exoplatform.services.resources.impl.SimpleResourceBundleService</type>

  <init-params>

    <values-param>

      <name>classpath.resources</name>

      <description>The resources  that start with the following package name should be load from file system</description>

      <value>locale.portlet</value>      

    </values-param>      

    <values-param>

      <name>init.resources</name>

      <description>Initiate the following resources during the first launch</description>

      <value>locale.portal.expression</value>

      <value>locale.portal.services</value>

      <value>locale.portal.webui</value>

      <value>locale.portal.custom</value>

      <value>locale.navigation.portal.classic</value>

      <value>locale.navigation.group.platform.administrators</value>

      <value>locale.navigation.group.platform.users</value>

      <value>locale.navigation.group.platform.guests</value>

      <value>locale.navigation.group.organization.management.executive-board</value>               

    </values-param>      

    <values-param>

      <name>portal.resource.names</name>

      <description>The properties files of  the portal ,  those file will be merged 

        into one ResoruceBundle properties </description>

      <value>locale.portal.expression</value>

      <value>locale.portal.services</value>

      <value>locale.portal.webui</value>

      <value>locale.portal.custom</value>        

    </values-param>      

  </init-params>

</component>

These resources are merged into a single resource bundle which is accessible from anywhere in GateIn 3.5. All these keys are located in the same bundle, which is separated from the navigation resource bundles.