Mapping Translations

Mapping Translation Tables

With Mapping Translation Tables, you can easily create and manage localised, meaningful representations of attributes to enhance the user experience for your customers. Whether it's mapping category codes to descriptive names or converting abbreviations to full words, this tool simplifies the process.

Key Features of Mapping Translation Tables

• Easy Setup: Merchants can create a new translation table from the app, each identified by a unique ID (e.g., “cat_codes_to_category”).
  

• Add Rules: Within each table, you can add translation rules with "from" and "to" values, defining the original values (from) and their translated versions (to).
  

• User-Friendly Interface: The interface is simple to use, even with large numbers of rows. Merchants can add translations one-by-one or in bulk using a textarea, with each translation on a separate line and separated by commas.
  
  

• Search Functionality: Merchants can quickly search within a table to find specific translations.
  
  

• Edit and Remove Translations: Translations can be easily edited by clicking on the "from" or "to" values within a row, or removed by using the delete button.
  

Using Translation Tables in the Mapping Tool

Once a translation table is set up, you can use it within the Attribute Mapper by referencing the table and outputting the translated value with this syntax:

{{#translate}}cat_codes_to_category::references.category.code{{/translate}}

• "translation_table_id" is the unique ID of the translation table.
• "attribute_to_lookup" is the attribute that will match the "from" value.

If no match is found in the table, the original "from" value will be shown instead.

Example Usage

For example, if you’ve created a translation table called "cat_codes_to_category" to map category codes from your ERP to more user-friendly names, it might look like this:

• BBY → Baby
• ACC → Accessories
• PNT → Pants

To use this table in the mapping tool, you would write:

{{#translate}}cat_codes_to_category::references.category.code{{/translate}}

This template references the cat_codes_to_category table and looks up the value of references.category.code to find the corresponding category name. For instance, BBY will be translated to Baby on your storefront.