Translate and approve a language
Draft a language with the translation service, have it read, and approve it so it goes out with the next version.
Let the translation service draft your languages, then approve each one after someone who knows it has read it. Only the default language and approved languages are published.
Before you start#
The project needs a translation service. Sarvam (default) covers English and the 22 Eighth Schedule languages. See Translation service.
Translate your wording#
- Open Consent forms and select the form.
- On the Languages tab, choose Translate your wording.
- Tick the languages you want. Select the 22 Eighth Schedule languages ticks all of India's scheduled languages at once.
- Choose Translate. The button shows progress as each language is finished.
- Read each drafted language and correct it.
- Choose Save draft.
Only empty fields are drafted. Wording you have already written is kept. The wording is sent to the service you chose.
If a translation stops, the console says why and points you to Project settings. Sarvam leaves a language outside its list empty, so choose another service for that one.
Translate the purposes#
A purpose's name, description and data used are translated on the purpose, because every form shares it.
- Open Settings, then choose Purposes.
- Select the purpose and find Translations.
- Choose Translate and pick the languages.
- Choose Translate again.
- Choose Save changes.
You can also type them in the form. Open a language in the Languages panel and fill in the fields under Purposes.
A change to a purpose's text in a language applies to every form that uses the purpose. Each of those forms needs that language approved again and published again.
Approve a language#
A drafted translation is not a reviewed one
Have each language read by someone who knows it before you approve it.
- Open the language in the Languages panel.
- Read every field, including the purposes.
- Choose the approve button. It names the language, such as Approve Hindi.
Approving saves the draft first. The language shows Approved with the date. The line above the list shows how many languages are approved. To take an approval back, choose Undo approval.
Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri and Santali carry a Machine draft badge. Their standard wording and built-in labels have not been reviewed by native speakers. Approving one of them first asks you to confirm, such as Approve Bodo? for Bodo. Choose Approve only once someone who reads the language has checked every field.
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Needs review | Nobody has approved this language yet. |
| Approved | It goes live with the next publish. |
| Changed since approval | The wording, a dialog label or a purpose's text changed after approval. Approve it again. |
A language that is not approved is left out of the next version. The publish panel names the ones left out before you confirm. Visitors keep the last published wording of a language until you publish again.
Languages for a form shown in India
When a form is shown in India, its Regions page adds a Languages panel. It says how many of the 22 Eighth Schedule languages are missing. Translate into India’s languages drafts the form's wording and its purposes in every missing one. Add languages opens the same language picker as Translate your wording.
The first time a form becomes shown in India, the console starts this translation for you if the service is ready. The result is saved to the draft. Each language still needs approval, and the form still needs publishing.