Exporting, Importing, And Applying XLIFF Translations – uPerform On-Premise Manuals

Exporting Content for Guided Re-Record

Open the content.
Select Translations > Export Current.
Select the language(s) corresponding to the translated content to be created.

Choose from the following options:

If You Want To	Then
Create XLIFF file for Re-Recording	Select this option to generate the XLIFF file required for Re-Recording. This option does not include screen titles or step text. This model is recommended for use with Scenario 1 and Scenario 2. For more information, refer to Scenario 1: Translating Before Re-Record and Scenario 2: Translating After Re-Record.
Create XLIFF file and include screen titles and step text	This option is not recommended for use with Guided Re-Record because Guided Re-Record replaces screen titles based on the user interface you are Re-Recording. If you want the ability to translate screen titles, refer to Creating Translated Documents.
Create XLIFF file without including screen titles	Select Create XLIFF files without including screen titles to create an XLIFF file for Re-Recording. This option includes step text but does not include screen titles. This model is recommended for use with Scenario 3. For more information, refer to Scenario 3: Using Translation and Guided Re-Record in Parallel.
Include annotation sets	Select this option if you want to include your annotations in the XLIFF file.

Press ... to browse to an export location.

NOTE:

Note the export location for later use.
Press OK.
Press Export.
Perform one of the following options:

If You Want To

Then

Edit the files to translate text or values

Refer to Editing Exported Files.

Close the export summary window

Press OK.

Editing Exported Content for Guided Re-Record

For each exported language, one XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) file is created. The exported XLIFF file(s) contain all phrases and author-entered text in the content. Both the phrases and the author-entered text must be translated. Boilerplate text provided with the template (for example, "Use this procedure to") is automatically translated via the phrases provided in the template.

The file is formatted to facilitate translation by displaying the source (original) text co-located next to the target translated text.

Open the exported XLIFF file in the desired editor.

NOTE:

The XLIFF file can be edited via a specialized XLIFF editor such as Xliff Editor or Heartsome.
Edit the text or data values as necessary.
Save the file(s).

NOTE:

The XLIFF file must be saved to the original export directory using the same filename.

Importing Content for Guided Re-Record Using Scenario 1

NOTE:

For more information on Scenario One, refer to Scenario 1: Translating Before Re-Record.

You must perform an export before you can import the files. For more information, refer to Exporting Content for Guided Re-Record.

Open the application file that has been exported.
Select Translations > Import Current.
Press ... in the Import From field.
Navigate to the Export to location specified in Exporting Content for Guided Re-Record.
Select the folder containing languages you want to import.
Press OK.
Select the exported language(s) for import.
Press Import.
Press OK.

Applying XLIFF Translations for Guided Re-Record Using Scenarios 2 and 3

NOTE:

For more information on Scenarios 2 and 3, refer to Scenario 2: Translating After Re-Record and Scenario 3: Using Translation and Guided Re-Record in Parallel.

You must perform an export and Guided Re-Record before you can apply XLIFF translations. For more information, refer to Exporting Content for Guided Re-Record and Using Guided Re-Record Functionality.

Open the Re-Recorded file.
Select Translations > Apply.
Navigate to the location of the exported and translated XLIFF file.
Select the [filename]_[language].xlf file for which you want to apply translations. For example: NewDocument_ru-RU.xlf
Press Open.
Press OK to close the message indicating that the translations were applied successfully.