REDCap:EM - ML - Creating fields with translations

In general

Creating multilingual fields always comprises two steps:

1. Create the field and save & exit it
2. Edit it again to add the translations

Data input fields, example: text field

Create Text field

Add translations

Required fields

Make field required

Add the following to each translation

Add the following to each translation
<p><span class="multilingual"; style="color:red;">*TRANSLATION</span> for example:

<p><span class="multilingual"; style="color:red;">*must provide value</span>

<p><span class="multilingual"; style="color:red;">*Pflichtfeld</span>

<p><span class="multilingual"; style="color:red;">*doit fournir de valeur</span>

<p><span class="multilingual"; style="color:red;">*italiano Pflichtfeld</span>

Tip: use again the label box and put all languages there for convenience

This results in the following display in the instrument’s list of fields

Check the result in the survey

After refreshing your survey page, it will look like this:

Validated fields

Add field and fill in Text Box, Field Label, Variable name, Validation

Add translations

	Add the translations for the field label
	Add the translations for the error messages that appear if the validation of entered values fails (if not done in module configuration)
	Provide values that appear in the answers section, in this case the text on the today-button:

Check result in your survey