autotranslate

When translated surveys are fielded, they naturally collect open-ended responses in languages other than the primary language that the survey is programmed in. To leverage machine translations to automatically translate such responses, use the autotranslate tag.

When autotranslate: y is applied, new fields are added to the survey data set which contain the translated text (obtained via Google Translate). The original field's name and data are undisturbed. The new field is labeled Qx_lang, where x is the original question ID, and lang is the translation language. The tag may be placed locally on a single question, or on an entire survey via the appconfig widget.

Syntax

The autotranslate tag permits the use of a yes/no (y/n) input, or a specific language/set of languages.

Automatically translate to primary language

To automatically translate back into the primary survey language, use the 'y' input. The primary survey language is specified in the survey's Configuration application.

autotranslate: y

Automatically translate to other language(s)

To specify one or more languages, use the language name as specified here. For multiple languages, use a comma-separated list. For each language specified, the system creates a new '_lang' survey field to contain the translated contents.

autotranslate: language1, (language2), (language3), ...

Examples

Translate all fields into the primary language

appconfig
autotranslate: y

Translate a single field into German

1. Translate the contents of this question into German.
type: textbox
autotranslate: german

Translate a single field into Chinese, Russian, and Portuguese

1. Translate the contents of this question into Chinese, Russian, Portuguese.
type: textbox
autotranslate: chinese, russian, portuguese