Pseudo-Translation

GlobalLink Strings allows users to pseudo-translate their app content for UI and localization workflow testing. Pseudo-translation alters source text to simulate characteristics of foreign languages including text expansion, accented letters, or non-Latin characters. This is especially helpful for UI and layout testing, hard-coded string detection, character encoding, and workflow automation tests.

Table of Contents

1. How to Apply Pseudo-Translation
2. Pseudo-Translation Considerations

How to Apply Pseudo-Translation

1. In the Editor, mark the checkbox to select the strings for translation (or mark the top-most checkbox to select all strings)
2. Click Actions > Apply Pseudo-Translation
3. In the Pseudo-Translate dialog, set the scope of the application.

• Determine if the pseudo-translation output should be saved as a draft or target value.
• Determine if the pseudo-translation scope should be limited to all keys or empty/outdated translations.
• Users also have the option
  • to apply a 30% text expansion to the pseudo-translation output and/or
  • add specific leading and trailing characters

4. Click Pseudo-Translate once the appropriate scope is defined.

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Pseudo-Translation Considerations

• All strings where pseudo-translation is applied will receive a status of "Pseudo-Translated" and these strings can be found quickly using the filter for that status.
• Orders can be created for all strings where pseudo-translation was applied.

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