Understanding Template Translations

The Template Translation component interacts with both report definition templates and Content Library sub-templates. Template translation files can be created only when a report’s template type is RTF. Template Translation is a separate component with no row-level security, because the target user is different from the report developer, requestors, or viewers.

The Template Translation feature is based upon standard Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) .xlf file processing. Each report template or sub-template file can have related translation XLIFF files. These XLIFF files include translation units for each content element to be translated. The translatable units include all the fixed verbiage of the template excluding any values supplied by the data source. The Template Translations page includes an action button that generates a translatable file that must then be manually edited with the appropriately translated values. When the translation exercise is complete, the XLIFF file is uploaded and integrated into the BI Publisher translation system.

The Template Translation Search page provides advanced search capabilities to facilitate the location and management of template translations. Using this search page, you can determine whether a particular translation exists. The search can be focused by template or report, thus handling both Report Definition templates and Content Library sub-templates. You can also search based on target language.

Note:

A template must exist before it can be translated.

Template translations are not available for template types other than RTF. For a PDF report, multiple PDF templates must be registered to the report, one for each locale or language as required.