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# Structure of the Store Metadata Translation Source File

In situations where Salesforce doesn’t provide default metadata translations, you can localize your store’s metadata and the custom functionality that you build.

### Required Editions

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[Which Salesforce Commerce Product Do I Have?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_what_product.htm&language=en_US)

The metadata XLIFF source file, that you download from the Translation Workbench, includes all of your store’s translatable metadata. The file’s element structure is specific to your store.

## Metadate Translation Source File Syntax

The metadata XLIFF source file includes all your store’s translatable metadata.The file consists of trans-unit elements that represent each unit of translatable metadata for your store. Within each trans-unit element, a `<source>` tag identifies the metadata in the store's default language. Your translator adds a `<target>` tag with the corresponding translation and includes any HTML encoding or CDATA sections that are in the source tag. Don’t modify the metadata translation source file `<source>` tags. Doing so introduces errors in the metadata.

Sample Metadata Trans-Unit (English to German)

```
<trans-unit id="Flow.Flow.RMA_Return.1.Product_Selection.Field.ProductSelectionHeading.Description" 
    maxwidth="65535" size-unit="char">
       <source><p class=&quot;ql-indent-1&quot; 
       style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;<span 
       style=&quot;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 18px; 
       color: rgb(62, 62, 60);&quot;&gt;Select from these 
       available items to return.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
       </source>
       <target><p class=&quot;ql-indent-1&quot; 
       style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span 
       style=&quot;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 18px; 
       color: rgb(62, 62, 60);&quot;&gt;Wählen Sie aus diesen 
       verfügbaren Artikeln die zurückzugebende aus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
       </target>
   </trans-unit>
   
```

#### See Also

- [Export Metadata Translation Files](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.workbench_export.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Import Translated Files](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.workbench_import.htm&type=5&language=en_US)