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The Software Factory generates different translation objects for columns and report/task parameters. Often I would like these to have the same translation. Currently I have to manually copy the translation from my column into the task or report parameter.

It would be great if you would have an option in the translation screen to copy the translation from a different translation object type. For example, have to option to copy the column translation for my task parameter. Obviously, the parameter name and column name should match for this feature to work.

Column employee_id has translation Employee. Task parameter employee_id has no translation. This new task will copy the translation from column employee_id to task parameter employee_id.

A great idea that could indeed help out a lot when an entity already has the required translations!

I would also like the option to copy the translation even though the “name” does not exactly match, though this should not be a default action. There are sometimes entities that slightly have their name deviate because over time ideas could change what is a good naming policy or because multiple developers work on a project.

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I would suggest to make it even more automatic, so when a a translation object exists for a object type (column, task/report parameter) and then a different object type with the same name is created, it would inherit the translation upon creation (inherit from the last created object type in case the two others exists and deviate). 

This way it adds no extra action to use the same translation, and you still have the option to deviate after creation.

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