Bulk translation file formats and source files
Key Takeaway
To bulk translate product and category data, export the data source files with the "Source" export type in XLIFF (.xlf) format. Before you import the translated files, set the target-language attribute on the file tag, and translate each record's Name field before its other fields.
Bulk translation lets you localize a B2B store's metadata and its product, category, and promotion data in one pass instead of record by record. You export translation source files from the Translation Workbench, and a translator adds the translations. Then you import the files back, and the localized content is added to the system.
Source files and formats
The Translation Workbench supports two file formats: XLIFF and Salesforce Translation File (STF). Salesforce recommends XLIFF because its standardized format makes it easy for translators to understand the context and translate accurately.
There are two kinds of source files. The metadata source file lets you localize your store's metadata and the custom functionality you build, in cases where Salesforce doesn't provide default metadata translations. The data source files hold the translatable fields of your store's products, categories, and promotions.
These are the translatable data fields:
- Product names and descriptions
- Category names and descriptions
- Promotion names, promotion display names, and promotion terms and conditions