About the Microsoft Excel File for Translations

Database string and application string translations are stored in GE Digital APM as MTM files. You can download the translations to your local machine, where they will be converted to Microsoft Excel files so that you can work with the translations. After you are finished, you can upload the Microsoft Excel file, and the GE Digital APM system will create or update the MTM files stored in the GE Digital APM as needed. The information in this section of the documentation provides details on the Microsoft Excel file.

The name of each Microsoft Excel file appears as <Language>.xls, where, <Language> is the language into which the application or database content is translated.

Each row in the Microsoft Excel file represents one string that is translated into the language indicated by the file name. For each string, additional information is displayed in the following columns:

Word: The default string. This is the string whose translation you can manage in that row.
Translated Word: The translation for the string that appears in the Word cell in that row. This is the only value that you should modify in the Microsoft Excel file. Before you customize a translation, you should know how to work with translations in the Microsoft Excel file.
Name: This value is used by GE Digital APM system.
Path: This value is used by GE Digital APM system.
Accessed: This value is used by GE Digital APM system.
Fit: This column is not used.

IMPORTANT: With the exception of values in the Translated Word column, you should not modify any of the values in the Microsoft Excel file.