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# Enable dynamic translation for a field

# Enable dynamic translation for a field {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
* 
* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Translate the dynamically generated text for a field on Platform forms by enabling
the field-level dynamic translation. You can translate the text based on the preferred
language of a user​.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

Activate the Dynamic Translation plugin
(com.glide.dynamic_translation).

## About this task

Dynamic Translation supports only the following field types:

* String
* String (Full UTF-8)
* Multi Line Small Text Area
* Wide Text
* HTML

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Note:  
* The following are the length limitations for translation service providers:
  * For Google, the recommended maximum length of each request is 5,000 characters. The maximum size of the input text cannot exceed 30,000 code points. For more information, see the [Google Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/translate/quotas).
  * For Microsoft, the input text for translation cannot have more than 50,000 characters including spaces. The input text for detection also has a maximum of limit of 50,000 characters. For more information, see the [Microsoft Documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/translator/request-limits#character-and-array-limits-per-request).
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* You cannot translate a field on Agent Workspace forms.
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to any form, for example, an Incident form.
2. Right-click the required field and select Configure Dictionary.
3. In the Attributes related list, click New.
4. In the Dictionary Attribute form, fill the fields.  
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   | Field | Value |
   |-|-|
   | Attribute | Dynamic Translation Enabled |
   | Value | true |
   [Table 1. Dictionary Attribute form fields]

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5. Click Submit.
6. Click Update.  
   Figure 1. Dynamic translation for a field  
   A translate icon ![translate icon]() appears next to the field. The logged-in user can click this icon ![translate icon]() to translate the text to the user's preferred language using the default translation service provider specified in the translator configurations. For information about error messages during translation, see [Error messages in Dynamic Translation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ui0nUwZSQv0~ri9NxZKjNA "You must be aware of a few error scenarios while using Dynamic Translation.").  
   Note:  
   If you do not have any default translator configuration, you cannot view the translate icon ![translate icon]().