Command: Project Localization – Create Localization Template

Function: The command opens the Create Localization Template dialog. Here you define which information should be exported from the project to a translation template (*.pot file).

Call: Project → Project Localization menu

Requirement: A project is open.

Dialog: Create Localization Template

The dialog is used to select the textual information which should be used in the localization template.

Table 91. Include the Following Information

Names	Text such as dialog titles and object names in the device tree
Identifier	Variable identifiers Example: `Counter`
Strings	Example: `'count'` in the declaration `strVar: STRING := 'count';`
Comments	Comment text in the POUs
Position information	Selection of which positions of the selected text categories in the project should be included in the translation file The position information is located in the first line(s) of a segment for a translation. Example: `#: D:\Proj1.project\Project_Settings:1` `msgid "Project Settings"` `msgstr ""` All: All detected positions of the text are listed. First appearance: In the translation file, the position is included in the project where the text to be translated appears for the first time. None
Create	The button opens the dialog for saving a file. The translation template is created in a text file of type `*.pot` (portable object template). A completely new template file is created each time the button is clicked.