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AceApostol
Community Member
7 years ago

XLIF translation did not import in Articulate Rise

We followed the instruction on how to import translations found in "https://community.articulate.com/articles/rise-translate-your-course".
Steps we followed is as follows:

a) Duplicate the course in Rise;

b) Go to Settings in Rise > Export XLIF File;

c)  Open the Exported XLIF file in Notepad++ (Text Editor);

d) Open provided translated XLIF file in Notepad++ and copy all content to the exported English XLIF version.

e) Then we go back to the Settings in Rise and import the translations back.

However "Import failed: Translation file doesn't match this course." appears after importing.

Below is a sample clip of xlif translations provided.

<xliff xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2 http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/os/xliff-core-1.2-strict.xsd" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" version="1.2">
<file original="course" datatype="plaintext" source-language="en-US" target-language="es-us">
<body>
<trans-unit id="title">
<source>English text</source><target>Texto en inglés</target>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="description">
<source>
<g id="zzu2BdVk7k5pDG92" ctype="x-html-p">This quick course will introduce you to the topic number one.</g>
</source><target>
<g id="zzu2BdVk7k5pDG92" ctype="x-html-p">Este curso rápido le presentará el tema número uno.</g>
</target>
</trans-unit>
</body>
</file>

</xliff>

Please advise on the correct way of importing translations back to Rise? Are there demo videos available to follow that you can provide? Or did we missed anything?

34 Replies

  • Hi all,

    I have been able to successfully translate XLIFF files in the past (last month) but today I am not able to import back any translations.

    I have even tried to:

    1. Duplicate

    2. Export XLIFF

    3. Import the same XLIFF with NO changes

    But I am always receiving the "Import Failed" message.

    Has anything changed in the past few weeks?

    Thanks in advance and best regards,

    • LeaSAgato's avatar
      LeaSAgato
      Staff

      Hi, Juan Jose! I'm sorry to hear you're seeing this issue with your Rise course translations. I tried the steps you followed, and I didn't encounter an "Import Failed" message. Can you confirm if this happens every time you try to import translation file for any of your courses? Also, have you tried using a different browser when translation your Rise course?

  • TeamTeachUp's avatar
    TeamTeachUp
    Community Member

    Hello, I can't seem to upload the Xliff file. It just says processing with the circle and doesn't do anything. This is extremely frustrating. I've followed all the instructions. Can anyone help? Thanks, Stephanie

    • WayneHindson's avatar
      WayneHindson
      Community Member

      I am having the exact same issue! Processing circle spins and then nothing happens

  • Hi, Wayne!

    I'm sorry to hear that you were experiencing this issue. I see you connected with my teammate, Luiza, in a support case. That was a great call! If you run into trouble moving forward, please let us know and we'll be happy to help!

  • Is there any update on this...we are having problems reimporting xlif that has been edited in Notepad++ and Notepad...just one simple change. It does not hang and appears to work, but nothing gets overwritten by the changes...?

  • Hi Chris,

    When you export an XLIFF file, it will contain a tag called <source>.  This will contain the text in the original language.  After being processed by a machine translator, it will also include a <target> tag that will contain the text in the translated language (as shown below):

    If you only have the <source> tag and edited the text to the target language, you can still import the XLIFF file successfully back to Rise, but nothing will change.

    It's possible to manually create the translated file that will contain the target language.  But you'll need to be familiar with all the tags involved (not just the <source> and <target> tag pairs).  For best results, it will be best to use translation software.

    This sounds like what is happening based on your description.  If not, can you open a ticket with us and include a copy of the exported XLIFF file and the file you are trying to import?  We'll investigate your issue and delete your file as soon as we are done.

  • Yes we finally worked this out and simultaneously got same information from Articulate support. Thanks for the help. It's good to see this information shared clearly in these threads as well

    Chris

    • Chris-Santos's avatar
      Chris-Santos
      Staff

      Happy to hear that you're back on track with your courses, Chris.