# \#translation

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## [Translation & DHIS2 metadata specialist (2-6 days)](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translation-dhis2-metadata-specialist-2-6-days/70848)

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**Author:** [@sgaudon](https://community.dhis2.org/u/sgaudon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 March 2026 12:30 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translation-dhis2-metadata-specialist-2-6-days/70848 "2026-03-06T12:30:39Z")

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Location: Remote | Team: Bulgaria-based We are looking for an experienced DHIS2 specialist to lead or advise on metadata translation workflows across multi-sector, multi-program health information systems. The engageme…

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## [Translation expert and enhancements](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translation-expert-and-enhancements/70847)

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**Author:** [@sgaudon](https://community.dhis2.org/u/sgaudon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 March 2026 12:08 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translation-expert-and-enhancements/70847 "2026-03-06T12:08:51Z")

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UPDATE: We have received messaged from a handful of experts, and no longer need support on this task. Thank you! - March 11 S.Gaudon Greetings DHIS2 community: LogicalOutcomes configuration team @Georgi and @Kristiyan\_…

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## [Import-Export API](https://community.dhis2.org/t/import-export-api/60886)

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**Author:** [@Ulanbek](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Ulanbek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [11 September 2024 06:47 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/import-export-api/60886 "2024-09-11T06:47:43Z")

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Dear @software\_developer20 @Gassim I would like to draw your attention to the translation part of any metadata API. Particularly somehow when user add the translation, some previous translations got duplicated. Would it…

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## [Adding translation for the program dates - feature request](https://community.dhis2.org/t/adding-translation-for-the-program-dates-feature-request/54572)

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**Author:** [@Ulanbek](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Ulanbek)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2023 07:46 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/adding-translation-for-the-program-dates-feature-request/54572 "2023-09-14T07:46:46Z")

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Dear @tracker-frontend, @dhis2-tracker developers, I would like to propose to add an ability to add translation strings for the following : Description of the incident date, Description of enrollment date in the Enroll…

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## [DHIS2 WHO Data Quality Tool Arabic](https://community.dhis2.org/t/dhis2-who-data-quality-tool-arabic/51952)

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**Author:** [@Ebrahim\_AL-Anesi](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Ebrahim_AL-Anesi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 June 2023 20:30 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/dhis2-who-data-quality-tool-arabic/51952 "2023-06-14T20:30:33Z")

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DHIS2 WHO Data Quality Tool Arabic who-data-quality-tool-manual ARABIC.pdf (‏2.5 ‏م.ب)

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## [Program rules don't work properly when interface and database are changed to Arabic language](https://community.dhis2.org/t/program-rules-dont-work-properly-when-interface-and-database-are-changed-to-arabic-language/51250)

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**Author:** [@Haliz.t](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Haliz.t)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [26 April 2023 13:01 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/program-rules-dont-work-properly-when-interface-and-database-are-changed-to-arabic-language/51250 "2023-04-26T13:01:32Z")

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Dear colleagues , I am using DHIS2 version 2.38.1.1 I have some program rules for vaccination place in child routine immunization for example if the previous vaccination place is at hospital or at this facility, then …

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## [Translations of the Android App v2.5](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-of-the-android-app-v2-5/44467)

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**Author:** [@Pablo](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Pablo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [25 October 2022 16:48 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-of-the-android-app-v2-5/44467 "2022-10-25T16:48:36Z")

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Dear community, We are getting closer to the next version of the DHIS2 Android App which will introduce new features. The app is now in the testing phase and because of this it is a great opportunity to contribute trans…

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## [Correct the word "Enrégistrer"](https://community.dhis2.org/t/correct-the-word-enregistrer/48462)

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**Author:** [@elmoujarrade](https://community.dhis2.org/u/elmoujarrade)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2022 12:12 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/correct-the-word-enregistrer/48462 "2022-09-29T12:12:29Z")

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Hi, Community Is there someone who can correct the word “Enrégistrer” which is written in French with “e” without accent thank you.

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## [Translation in DHIS2 2.36](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translation-in-dhis2-2-36/49290)

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**Author:** [@sosewe](https://community.dhis2.org/u/sosewe)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [31 August 2022 16:37 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translation-in-dhis2-2-36/49290 "2022-08-31T16:37:27Z")

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Dear Team, I am trying to perform dataElement translation using the DHIS2 translation App, I am able to add the translations and consequently see them on the DataElement tab as french with the database language changed …

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## [Translations needed in version 2.6.2](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-needed-in-version-2-6-2/49093)

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**Author:** [@Vidhi](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Vidhi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 August 2022 16:00 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-needed-in-version-2-6-2/49093 "2022-08-18T16:00:28Z")

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In this version there are many labels/buttons not translated in portuguese. So far detected: Create new Saved! Do you want to mark this form as complete? Not now Discard changes. Keep editing. If you exit now all the i…

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## [(FIXED)Getting Error on one instance when attempting to save Program and Program Stage translations "A collection with cascade="all-delete-orphan" was no longer referenced by the owning entity instance: org.hisp.dhis.program.Program.notificationTemplates"](https://community.dhis2.org/t/fixed-getting-error-on-one-instance-when-attempting-to-save-program-and-program-stage-translations-a-collection-with-cascade-all-delete-orphan-was-no-longer-referenced-by-the-owning-entity-instance-org-hisp-dhis-program-program-notificationtemplates/46966)

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**Author:** [@HaydnJ](https://community.dhis2.org/u/HaydnJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2022 04:16 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/fixed-getting-error-on-one-instance-when-attempting-to-save-program-and-program-stage-translations-a-collection-with-cascade-all-delete-orphan-was-no-longer-referenced-by-the-owning-entity-instance-org-hisp-dhis-program-program-notificationtemplates/46966 "2022-08-13T04:16:14Z")

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On one of our instances I am getting an error when attempting to save program or program stage translations. It does not seem to affect anything else that I attempt to translate. The full error log below but I believe …

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## [Some translations do not appear on tracker registration form](https://community.dhis2.org/t/some-translations-do-not-appear-on-tracker-registration-form/47019)

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**Author:** [@HaydnJ](https://community.dhis2.org/u/HaydnJ)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2022 15:04 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/some-translations-do-not-appear-on-tracker-registration-form/47019 "2022-04-27T15:04:48Z")

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Hi all, We have a tracker program and the registration form does not appear to translate all tracked entity attributes. See below. They do however translate on the search page: Are there any known issues relating…

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## [Is it possible to change the name of a database locale?](https://community.dhis2.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-name-of-a-database-locale/46853)

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**Author:** [@chase.freeman](https://community.dhis2.org/u/chase.freeman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [11 April 2022 19:39 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-name-of-a-database-locale/46853 "2022-04-11T19:39:37Z")

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Can I change the name of a given locale? For example, could I change name the property of the “English” locale to read “Klingon” and then add Klingon translation strings? If this is possible I assume I would use a PUT r…

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## [Confirming data set completion in French](https://community.dhis2.org/t/confirming-data-set-completion-in-french/45022)

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**Author:** [@dhuser](https://community.dhis2.org/u/dhuser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 November 2021 09:31 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/confirming-data-set-completion-in-french/45022 "2021-11-18T09:31:05Z")

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Hi! I submitted a high-visibility translation fix for French for the translation for “Are you sure this data set is complete?” To be: Êtes-vous sûr(e) que ce formulaire est complètement rempli? My edit is current…

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## [Period French translation for data entry and tracker](https://community.dhis2.org/t/period-french-translation-for-data-entry-and-tracker/44577)

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**Author:** [@mutali](https://community.dhis2.org/u/mutali)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2021 20:00 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/period-french-translation-for-data-entry-and-tracker/44577 "2021-10-21T20:00:48Z")

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Hi everyone, How do I enable French period translation in data entry and tracker? I can see its well translated in visualizer but not in data entry: U can reproduce this on Demo 2.36.4

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## [Survey about translations in DHIS2 core apps](https://community.dhis2.org/t/survey-about-translations-in-dhis2-core-apps/43291)

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**Author:** [@jen.jones.arnesen](https://community.dhis2.org/u/jen.jones.arnesen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 June 2021 09:15 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/survey-about-translations-in-dhis2-core-apps/43291 "2021-06-22T09:15:15Z")

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Hi all, We would like your input regarding translations in DHIS2, with the goal of improving translations and making our apps as user-friendly as possible. This survey takes only a few minutes and is anonymous. Here i…

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## [Translations for TEAs not showing up](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-for-teas-not-showing-up/42360)

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**Author:** [@kstankevitz](https://community.dhis2.org/u/kstankevitz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 March 2021 11:57 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-for-teas-not-showing-up/42360 "2021-03-29T11:57:24Z")

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Hello all- I’m working on translating a tracker for Eswatini. I’ve imported Swati translations, and can see they came through in the translations app. When I change the language and view the Program in Tracker Capture, …

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## [2.35.1 Interface Language Deficiencies](https://community.dhis2.org/t/2-35-1-interface-language-deficiencies/41777)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Boddie](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Matthew_Boddie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [3 February 2021 14:36 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/2-35-1-interface-language-deficiencies/41777 "2021-02-03T14:36:47Z")

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As noted specifically for applications in 2.35.1: \[DHIS2-10340\] - Jira, but also just in general, there are several areas where my team is finding issues/lack of translations in the system. We’re particularly interested…

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## [Translations of the Android App - Contributions needed!](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-of-the-android-app-contributions-needed/38978)

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**Author:** [@jaime.bosque](https://community.dhis2.org/u/jaime.bosque)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [28 September 2020 14:44 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/translations-of-the-android-app-contributions-needed/38978 "2020-09-28T14:44:36Z")

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Dear community, Very soon we are releasing a new version of the DHIS2 Android App and so, there is a new opportunity to contribute translating the application so the users in your country can fully understand it. The A…

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## [DHIS 2.33: A weird behaviour with orgunits translation multiple import under the same language](https://community.dhis2.org/t/dhis-2-33-a-weird-behaviour-with-orgunits-translation-multiple-import-under-the-same-language/39712)

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**Author:** [@hamza](https://community.dhis2.org/u/hamza)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [3 July 2020 23:55 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/dhis-2-33-a-weird-behaviour-with-orgunits-translation-multiple-import-under-the-same-language/39712 "2020-07-03T23:55:41Z")

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dhis version: 2.33. browser: chrome and firefox. I tried to translate orgunits by first exporting them as CSV file and translated them in excel and then converted the CSV file with the translation included into a JSON …

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## [Importing Translations with csv files](https://community.dhis2.org/t/importing-translations-with-csv-files/38796)

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**Author:** [@Kristiyan\_Panayotov](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Kristiyan_Panayotov)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [29 March 2020 07:25 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/importing-translations-with-csv-files/38796 "2020-03-29T07:25:56Z")

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Dear DHIS2 users, We are looking for a way to mass import translation files in DHIS2 for various objects (Data element name, Options, Option sets, Program Stage Section Names, etc.). We used to do that in earlier versio…

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## [The new DHIS2 translation platform is now available!](https://community.dhis2.org/t/the-new-dhis2-translation-platform-is-now-available/37755)

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**Author:** [@phil](https://community.dhis2.org/u/phil)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2020 10:15 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/the-new-dhis2-translation-platform-is-now-available/37755 "2020-03-17T10:15:34Z")

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Dear All, We are very pleased to announce that our new translation platform, provided by Transifex, is now available to all. A quick guide for getting access to the platform, with answers to some basic questions, is av…
