Translation file format
The translation export and import CSV file consists of a header and translation records in the following formats.
Header
The header contains the following values: RefName,OwnerType,SrType, Id,Revision,<ReferenceLocaleValue>,< LocaleToTranslate>
- <ReferenceLocaleValue>—Locale of the strings from which to translate, as specified in the Locale to translate from field of the Export Translations dialog box. Example: en-US.
- <LocaleToTranslate >—Locale to which text strings are being translated, as specified in the Locale to translate field of the Export Translations dialog box. Example: fr-FR.
Example of file header
RefName,OwnerType,SrType,Id,Revision,en-US,fr-FRRecords
Each translation record contains the following fields: <RefName>,<OwnerType>,<SrType, <Id>,<Revision>,<ReferenceLocaleValue>,< LocaleToTranslate>, as described in the following table.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| RefName | RefName of the study object that owns the string. |
| OwnerType | Internal type of the study object that owns the string resource. |
| SrType | Internal type of the field that references the string resource. |
| Id | GUID of the string resource in CSML. |
| Revision | Revision number of the study object for which the text string is defined. |
| ReferenceLocaleValue | Text string in the locale to translate. |
| LocaleToTranslate | Translated text string. This value is empty when you export the file. The translator fills in the value before you import the file.
Note: The LocaleToTranslate is the only value that may be changed in each record. |
Examples of file records
Layout_5fxx,LayoutPlan,ItemCaption,d067b170-8885-11e1-b0c4-0800200c9a66,12, "DOV
Form","Forme pour la date de visite" Itm_DOB,DateTime,Question,26beca46-663e-4841-ab8b-03ff6b7a78f9,5,"Date of Birth","Date de
naissance"Parent topic: Import and export