IdentityIQ ships standard message-bundle (.properties) files for the user interface. Administrators may (1) add additional language bundles and (2) override or even directly edit the vendor-supplied bundles, although direct editing is discouraged because upgrades overwrite those files. Because modification is technically allowed, the statement that the “out-of-the-box supplied message files cannot be modified” is false.

A. Yes – Wrong. Vendor documentation states the shipped bundles can be edited or overridden; they are not immutable.

1. SailPoint IdentityIQ 8.3 Administration Guide, “Localization and Internationalization,” Sect. 27.3, pp. 465-466: “You can override the default text by editing the shipped message bundles or by adding a higher-priority custom bundle.”

2. SailPoint IdentityIQ 7.3 Implementation Guide, Sect. “Customizing Message Bundles,” p. 342: “Although you may modify IdentityIQ-supplied .properties files, best practice is to create a custom copy so upgrades do not overwrite your changes.”

3. SailPoint IdentityIQ Developer Training Courseware, Module ‘I18N Basics’, slide 18: “Two options: 1) edit base bundles; 2) supply custom.properties to override defaults.”