Translate a Universal Request field

---
title: Translate a Universal Request field
description: Use dynamic translation to translate Universal Request fields to another language.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/universal-request-for-hr-service-delivery/ur-use-dynamic-translation.html
release: australia
product: Universal Request for HR Service Delivery
classification: universal-request-for-hr-service-delivery
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use, Universal Request, Employee Service Management]
---

# Translate a Universal Request field

Use dynamic translation to translate Universal Request fields to another language.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

As of now, you can only translate the short description, description and work notes fields on a Universal Request form.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Settings** > **General** > **Language**.

2.  Select the language.

    **Note:** Only the languages that have been configured will be displayed. To activate a language, see [Activate a Language](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_ActivateALanguage.md)

3.  Navigate to **Universal Requests** > **All**.

4.  Open the request to be worked on.

    A translate icon \[Omitted image "icon-translation.png"\] Alt text: Dynamic translation icon appears next to the fields. The logged-in user can click on \[Omitted image "icon-translation.png"\] Alt text: Dynamic translation icon to translate the text to their preferred language as configured. \[Omitted image "ur-dynamic-translation.gif"\] Alt text: Dynamic translation in action


**Parent Topic:**[Using Universal Request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/universal-request-for-hr-service-delivery/using-ur.md)