Exporting translation files

You can export three different types of translation files into two different file formats from Translation Workbench:

The Export tool in the Translation Workbench

The export file types serve different purposes:

Export file type	Description
Source	Contains the default source language labels. For Sage People, the source language is US English. Use this file as a basis for translating into a new language not supplied by Sage People.
Outdated and untranslated	Contains labels where: translation does not exist translation exactly matches the source the source text has been modified after the translation was created in the system, which means the translation is out of date Use this file to add translations for new labels introduced after implementing the initial translation.
Bilingual	Contains both the source and translation versions of each label. Use this file to identify where a translation is used.

Export file type

Description

Source

Contains the default source language labels. For Sage People, the source language is US English.

Use this file as a basis for translating into a new language not supplied by Sage People.

Outdated and untranslated

Contains labels where:

translation does not exist
translation exactly matches the source
the source text has been modified after the translation was created in the system, which means the translation is out of date

Use this file to add translations for new labels introduced after implementing the initial translation.

Bilingual

Contains both the source and translation versions of each label.

Use this file to identify where a translation is used.

You have the choice between two file formats for each of the export file types:

File format	Description
STF	Salesforce Translation File. A UTF-8 encoded plain text file where each line contains one label and its key. In bilingual files each line contains the key, source and translation. For more information, see Salesforce Translation File (STF) Structure.
XLIFF	XML Localization Interchange File Format. An XML file supported by localization software. The XLIFF file provides some metadata on the labels, including the maximum length and notes, if available. For more information, see Salesforce XLIFF File Structure.

File format

Description

STF

Salesforce Translation File.

A UTF-8 encoded plain text file where each line contains one label and its key.

In bilingual files each line contains the key, source and translation.

For more information, see Salesforce Translation File (STF) Structure.

XLIFF

XML Localization Interchange File Format.

An XML file supported by localization software. The XLIFF file provides some metadata on the labels, including the maximum length and notes, if available.

For more information, see Salesforce XLIFF File Structure.

To export translation files:

On the Translation Workbench Export page, select the Export file type:
- Source
- Outdated and untranslated
- Bilingual
If you select Outdated and untranslated or Bilingual, you can select which languages you want to export:

Select the languages you want to export from the Available Languages panel and then select Add to move them to the Selected Languages panel.
Select the file format by selecting the Export as STF or Export as XLIFF button.

Sage People displays a message indicating your request is process. You receive an email when the file has been generated. This may take a while, especially if you export a bilingual file. Generating XLIFF files usually takes longer than generating STF files.
When the Translation Export Complete email arrives, select the link in the email to download the files from the Documents tab.

When you choose Outdated and untranslated, or Bilingual export type, files are generated for each language in your org and placed in one or more zip archives for you to download.