# Translation Manager for String Tag Values **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** vision\ **Created:** [April 7, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362 "2021-04-07T20:18:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rrebro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/1 "2021-04-07T20:18:54Z")
I have certain objects in my screen that receive their text property from a tag value. Now I would like to be able to use the translation manager to have that text translatable for multiple languages. As far as I can tell the translation manager does not apply to tag values passed into an object. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/2 "2021-04-07T20:24:34Z")
`system.util.translate` and/or the `translate` expression depending on the context? [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.util.translate](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.util.translate) ---
**Author:** ![rrebro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/3 "2021-04-07T20:57:32Z")
That helps me achieve what I want, I wish I didn’t have to specifically do that though. Thanks for the help ---
**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/4 "2021-11-11T13:30:51Z")
@Kevin.Herron `system.util.translate('SELECTION USINE', "en")` i tired to convert from french to english… but its not converting any mistake i made here? ---
**Author:** ![rrebro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/5 "2021-11-11T13:47:43Z")
Did you add the translation in the translation manager? If you haven’t the function will just return the original string. ---
**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/6 "2021-11-11T13:52:49Z")
I Added but its returning tha French word only ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/7 "2021-11-11T14:02:20Z")
Are all your translatable keys in French? This might be a case where IA’s English baseline is tripping you up. Consider using keys in English and translate to French. ---
**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/8 "2021-11-11T14:06:15Z")
Sorry I didn’t understand clearly… Can you say what i have to change ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/9 "2021-11-11T14:16:17Z")
I suspect that Ignition’s translation system might have buggy assumptions about always translating from English to something else. Not from something else to English. ---
**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-manager-for-string-tag-values/45362/10 "2021-11-11T14:17:24Z")
Ok i will check it