How to translate the variables in catalog item

[kumaran]

Hi,

I have a requirement to translate all the variables, categories in catalog item to be translated to client specific language.

I saw in wiki that we need to create entry for each variable and categories in translated name/field table.

While specifying that for question choice, what should I use, choice text or value?

Can I do import of all this using import set as we have huge variables and items.

Please provide your ideas.

Thanks in Advance.

[d_cammack]

Hello,

I would first see if the language you need to set is available in the plugin list.   There may be common terms/phrases that will be already set.   You can then determine which you need to focus on for your categories/catalog items.   You want the value to remain the same, while the translation would be shown in the label of each record.

However, you should be able to use an import set to build the translation table if that is built, just need to configure a transform map to configure the incoming values.

Thanks,
David

[kumaran]

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I couldnt find the plugin for Norwegian langauge. Is this plugin is clubbed with any other plugin?

Please let me know if you have any idea.

Thanks.

[d_cammack]

I think the closest currently available to Norwegian among the plugins represented is Finnish. I have not turned it on myself yet, to see how close it is to bokmal or nynorsk, to say if the effort would save time in building a translation table specifically for Norwegian.  

I have also not had the chance to speak with Norwegians in the conferences or on the community to see if they rely on translation tables or if they utilize translation APIs through Google or Bing.   In the Share site, there are a couple options available to use Google Translate that may be of use.

Best regards,
David

[david_hreben]

Hello,

Might be a little too late to help but have you tried to use google translate? Not the API but the box provided by google. They provide some free code to use on the website. You can add it with a   global UI Script anywhere you need it to execute.

<div id="google_translate_element"></div><script>

function googleTranslateElementInit() {

  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE, autoDisplay: false}, 'google_translate_element');

}

</script><script></script>