Translate a questionnaire
The builder can produce multi-language questionnaires. Translations are stored as standard FHIR translation extensions on the item text (and title), so they round-trip through import/export like any other FHIR data.
Translating
Open Settings ▾ → Translate questionnaire…:
- Pick a target language from the list.
- Click Translate. Every translatable string — item text, the questionnaire title, and the built-in UI strings shown in the patient view — is machine-translated in one pass.
- Review and edit the results in a side-by-side table (original vs. translation). The translations are editable, so you can correct anything the machine got wrong.
- Apply to save the reviewed translations onto the questionnaire.
Machine translation is a starting point — always review medical wording before using a translated form for real.
The default provider is the unofficial Google Translate endpoint (free, no API key). In Settings you can switch the provider to DeepL, LibreTranslate or OpenAI, and set the endpoint and API key each one needs.
Switching language
Once translations exist, use the language selector to switch the preview between the available languages, so you can see the form as a speaker of each language would.
How it's stored
Translations are written as FHIR translation extensions (on each item's _text,
and the questionnaire _title). Because they live in the questionnaire itself,
exporting produces a single multi-language Questionnaire, and importing one
restores every language.