Export/Import Strings

You can use the Export/Import Strings form to manage SQL string translations for form components in bulk, within the site default scope. Using the Export/Import Strings form skips the process of opening individual form designers to view and update translations.
These are the supported file formats:
  • Single language import - CSV file (UTF-8 encoding).
  • Multi language import - a .zip file containing multiple CSV files (one per language, UTF-8 encoding).

Importing strings

Using the Export/Import Strings form, you can bulk-load translated strings into Mongoose for a selected target language, without needing to update the translation individually in each form.

Importing a single language

  1. Select Import.
  2. Select Single Language.
  3. Select the target language from the Target drop-down list.
  4. Click Browse.
  5. In the Import File Name dialog box, click Select File to locate and select the CSV file that contains the translated strings. You can also drag and drop the file in the dialog box.
  6. Click Upload.
  7. Optionally, select the Continue On Error option to save entries that pass the validation and skip any invalid or incomplete entries.
  8. Click Import.

Importing multiple languages

  1. Select Import.
  2. Select Multi Language.
  3. Click Browse.
  4. In the Import File Name dialog box, click Select File to locate and select the Zip file that contains multiple CSV translation files. You can also drag and drop the file in the dialog box.
  5. Click Upload.
  6. Optionally, select the Continue On Error option to save entries that pass the validation and skip any invalid or incomplete entries.
  7. Click Preview.

    The file contents are previewed and validated. The grid displays the files along with their detected language. If any invalid files are identified, a prompt is displayed with the options Yes, No, and Cancel options.

    • If Yes is clicked, valid files are shown in the grid with all selected. You can select or deselect files as needed.
    • If No is clicked, invalid files are shown with the error messages.
    • If Cancel is clicked, the grid is cleared.
  8. After selecting the files to import, optionally select the Continue On Error option to import valid entries from the selected files and skip any invalid or incomplete entries.
  9. Click Import.

Exporting strings

Using the Export/Import Strings form, you can view and extract SQL string translations used in form components in bulk. Using the Export option, you can easily review existing translations or prepare strings for translation outside the system.
Note: Export mode is selected by default when you open the Export/Import Strings form.
  1. Select Export.
  2. Optionally, select a target language from Target drop-down list.
  3. Select how strings are included in the export, select one of these options:
    • Include all - select this option to retrieve both translated and untranslated strings.
    • Include only untranslated - select this option to retrieve strings that do not have translations for the selected target language.
  4. Click Preview.
    Note: If a Target language is selected, the preview displays strings based on whether all stings or only untranslated strings are requested. If no Target language is selected, the preview displays all available language translation strings, filtered according to the selected inclusion option.
  5. Click Export.