---
sourceDocument: Zurich Employee Service Management
sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/zurich/employee-service-management

 Release :

    - zurich

ft:locale :

    - en-US

ft:publication_title :

    - Zurich Employee Service Management

ft:clusterId :

    - emplsm

bundleId :

    - emplsm

workflow :

    - Employee


---

# Translate a Universal Request field

# Translate a Universal Request field {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
* 
* Updated July 31, 2025
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Use dynamic translation to translate Universal Request fields to
another language.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

As of now, you can only translate the short description, description and work notes
fields on a Universal Request form.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSettingsGeneralLanguage.
2. Select the language.  
   Note:  
   Only the languages that have been configured will be displayed. To activate a language, see [Activate a
   Language](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_ActivateALanguage&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
3. Navigate to Universal RequestsAll.
4. Open the request to be worked on.  
   A translate icon ![Dynamic translation icon]() appears next to the fields. The logged-in user can click on ![Dynamic translation icon]() to translate the text to their preferred language as configured.

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