Integrate with Google Translate

The Good Grants Google Translate integration enables you to automatically translate the content submitted within an application form into another language using Google Translate's machine translation service. This is especially useful when reviewing applications submitted in different languages or when preparing content for multilingual reviewing panels.

Available languages

The Good Grants integration with Google Translate supports numerous languages to fit your program's unique needs. In addition to the languages below Google regularly add new languages and you can find the most up-to-date list at Google Translate.

Step 1: configure your application form

As with standard form configuration, you program will need to add categories, tabs, and fields to collect data from applicants. For a full breakdown, see our dedicated Recommended steps to start application configuration guide. Creating additional fields for translations to display is where the differences begin.

To create your fields to receive the translation:

1. Navigate to Settings > Applications > Fields in the Manage workspace
2. Select your desired form from the drop-down near the top of the page
3. Click the tickboxes next to the fields that will need to be translated for judging
4. Open the Action drop-down and choose Copy
5. Repeat for additional forms

Once the fields complete their copying process they will appear in the list view with "(copy)" appended to the title. Next, you'll need to edit these copies. 

1. Click on the title of a copied field
2. Update the Label and Short title fields to remove the "copy" verbiage and make the the fields distinguishable during field mapping

3. If desired, move the field to another location inside of your application form

   Tip: translation fields may be placed in a different tab from their original language field or—if your translations are only intended for reviewers—hidden them from applicants entirely by deselecting the Read, Write, and Required checkboxes under 'Field access'.
4. Click Save when finished
5. Repeat for additional fields as necessary

Step 2: configure the integration

1. From the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Integrations > Marketplace and click Google Translate
2. In the popup that appears, click the Configure button
   
3. If desired, customise the name of the integration in the 'Initial Configuration' step and click Next
4. The 'Connect' tab initiates background processes and provides basic information on how the integration works--after reading hit Next
5. In the 'Resources' tab, choose your desired form from the Local Resources list
   
6. At the bottom of the 'Resources' tab, choose the language you want to translate into
   
7. The 'Field mapping' tab is where you will choose which original language field should be translated into which translated field--click Add to Field Map for each field you wish to translate and pair your original fields with their translation counterparts
   
8. Click Finish

Good job, bon travail and グッジョブ!

Translated view

Once configured, when an application is submitted the selected fields will be translated into your target language.