Applanga Tags

What are Applanga Tags and How Should They be Used?

Applanga Tags are used in the Applanga dashboard to categorize a set of keys. Tags can be added via an integration, manually, or during the screenshot upload process. They can be associated with and used to track things such as features, screens, components, JIRA-related issues, or to help simply sort IDs. You can assign multiple tags to a single key.

Tags are associated with IDs within a project across languages. Tags can also have specific category associations. Categories are used for more specific tracking of keys. Categories exist within a project and can be used to easily differentiate between tags and to track things like platforms, releases, and workflows (e.g. design review, development review, etc.) The Applanga dashboard is pre-populated with some platform-related categories: iOS, Android, Web, and Jira. Category options can be managed on the Project Settings page.


Table of Contents

  1. Tag How-Tos
  2. Tag Considerations

Tag How-Tos

How to Navigate to Tags

  1. Applanga Tags can be accessed via the Tag button in the side-bar menu of the Editor
  2. If a tag is already selected, use the breadcrumbs to switch to another tag
  3. Click on the tag itself under a tagged string

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How to Create and Add Tags

  1. In the Editor
    • Mark the string(s) which needs tagging via the checkbox then click the tag icon on the top menu
    • Use the dropdown to search and select an existing tag or begin typing the new tag name in the search and click Create (Optional - click the arrow under Tag with to apply a category to a tag)
    • then click Apply
  2. During File Import
    • Click Import on the project page or in the Editor and select the file
    • In the Import Options pop-up, mark the Tag with checkbox and then select or create the appropriate tags (Optional - click the arrow under Tag With to apply a category to a tag)
    • Click Apply
  3. Cloning Strings
    • Hover of the string and click the cloning icon
    • Mark the Tag with checkbox and then select or create the appropriate tags
  4. Updating the Workflow Status
    • Select the new status for a string
    • Click More Settings
    • Mark the Tag with checkbox and then select or create the appropriate tags

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How to Add a Tag

  1. Mark the checkbox next to the strings requiring tagging
  2. Use the Tag dropdown to select or create the appropriate tag (Optional - Click the arrow under Tag with to apply a category to a tag)
  3. Click Apply

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How to Remove a Tag

  1. Mark the checkbox(es) for the strings which no longer need the tag
  2. Use the Tag dropdown menu and search for the tag name
  3. Click on the checkbox for the given tag to remove the checkmark, then click Apply

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How to Manage Existing Tags via the Tag List

  1. Click the Tags button on the side-menu
  2. Click the pencil icon to edit an existing tag name or assign a tag category
  3. Click the trash can icon to delete a tag
  4. Drag and Drop tags via the arrow icon to reorder tags
  5. Click + Add Tag to create a new tag
  6. Click Settings to filter for tags with or without associated screens OR change the sort and display order of tags
  7. Click the filter icon to filter by category

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Tag Considerations

  1. Tags can be used to limit the scope of translation orders

  2. Screenshots and Tags

    • All uploaded screenshots and the corresponding strings can be tagged to help users track which strings display on which screens.
  3. Mixed State of Tags

    • If the selection of strings IDs contains some tagged IDs and some untagged IDs, the Tag dropdown can be used to add tags to all string IDs or remove tags
    • Click the Tag dropdown, search for the appropriate tag to add or remove, mark the checkbox next to the tag to tag all strings or click again to remove the tag from all strings
  4. API Integration - see API Integration Documentation

    • Tags can be used as a request parameter to:
    • Request by Tag
    • Create a New Tag
    • Upload and Tag Strings
    • Mass Upload Screenshots
  5. CLI Integration - See CLI Integration Documentation

    • Tags allow users to upload and download only a subset of all available strings into or from certain files.
    • The Applanga Github Workflows integration utilizes the Applanga CLI internally so all Tag related available via the CLI are also available in Github Workflows

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