# Data element show in another language **URL:** \ **Category:** Support - Assistance technique\ **Tags:** tracker\ **Created:** [4 January 2023 13:34 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249 "2023-01-04T13:34:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Haliz.t](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@Haliz.t](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Haliz.t)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2023 13:35 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/1 "2023-01-04T13:35:00Z")
Dear colleagues, Wish you a happy and blessed new year. i have translated the data elements from English to Arabic, however when the user is assigned with English interface and database still one data element keeps showing in Arabic language. i have tried clear cache and data administration app as well, but the data element keeps showing in arabic as below picture shows ![Translation error1](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/e/b/eba4fbff1bf50103fa34569fdd6c530673b5a3e4.jpeg) What to do? ---
**Author:** ![antony.sibanda](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@antony.sibanda](https://community.dhis2.org/u/antony.sibanda)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2023 13:58 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/2 "2023-01-04T13:58:03Z")
Hi kindly remove the **Form name** on the data elements, so that the system will then use name in the form, and which get translated ---
**Author:** ![Haliz.t](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@Haliz.t](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Haliz.t)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2023 20:38 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/3 "2023-01-04T20:38:15Z")
dear @antony.sibanda I removed the form name translation and i removed the form name from the data element , cleared cache and checked but its still there nothing changed ---
**Author:** ![antony.sibanda](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@antony.sibanda](https://community.dhis2.org/u/antony.sibanda)\ **Post date:** [5 January 2023 06:52 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/4 "2023-01-05T06:52:41Z")
![image](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/c/5c2e956395291294c4b501e41192b7093e13bfc5.png) Kindly Go to Maintenance \> Data Elements then for each data element that you want translated, remove the Form name. (_see attached pic_) ---
**Author:** ![Haliz.t](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@Haliz.t](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Haliz.t)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2023 18:59 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/5 "2023-01-06T18:59:56Z")
Dear @antony.sibanda I have removed the form name ![tr2](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/4/94f6c1e7baaaaf7775c2a3444eb5bade3b45fb50.jpeg) however the DE still shows in Arabic ![tr1](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/e/9e7c51cf89826b965c08a84b0b5555c9e9844fc5.jpeg) I have tried to remove translation as well. ![tr3](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7cfa075588dfcc0e1b6f0957913bf5cf159b83d8.jpeg) ![tr4](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/6/765ea972ec997e3261849e782cbd5f17f293b7ab.jpeg) Yet no success โ˜น ![tr5](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/f/6/f67be0ffa9231aef56a872d4e58b289ea3b6d9cf.jpeg) What should i do? Taking into consideration that the other DEs have form name and all are translated but they still show in English not Arabic ---
**Author:** ![Gassim](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/gassim/32/35347_2.png) [@Gassim](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Gassim)\ **Post date:** [31 January 2023 18:27 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/6 "2023-01-31T18:27:31Z")
Hi @Haliz.t Please edit the name of the Data Element and make sure itโ€™s all in English and then after that use the Translate option. Please post back to the community with an update. Thanks!๐Ÿ™ ---
**Author:** ![Haliz.t](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@Haliz.t](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Haliz.t)\ **Post date:** [5 February 2023 15:54 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/7 "2023-02-05T15:54:26Z")
Dear @Gassim Thanks for your reply, It was a mistake i did while using the translation appโ€ฆ i typed in Arabic letters in the English language thats why it showed in Arabic though there was no translation to Arabic language. my bad ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Gassim](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/gassim/32/35347_2.png) [@Gassim](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Gassim)\ **Post date:** [6 February 2023 15:36 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-show-in-another-language/51249/8 "2023-02-06T15:36:49Z")
Thank you for the clarification and sharing the solution! ๐Ÿ™