How to translate reference data

DR-000009 - Handle i18n where messages are generated requires back-end modules that store reference data to handle reference data translation.

However, until back-end modules get this implemented libraries need to manually upload translations and cannot use https://lokalise.com/ to manage the translation process for reference data.

For a few back-end modules scripts are available to upload translated reference data.

The WolfCon 2023 lightning talk explains the details: Inventory reference data: Considerations for customizations, translations, system upgrades

mod-inventory-storage

https://github.com/zbw/folio-inventory-translations

https://github.com/gbv/folio-referencedata

mod-licenses

https://github.com/folio-org/mod-licenses/blob/master/scripts/upsert-licenses-refdata

Example file: mod-licenses-refdata-de.json

Internationalization SIG

How to translate reference data

mod-inventory-storage

mod-licenses

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