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+import json
+import xlrd
+from d2apy import dhis2api
+#How-to
+#download the google doc file as excel
+#open excel file and convert to xls
+#Change loc value by the excel file
+#Change lang by the lang
+#In the case of covid, the "QUESTION" rows are called " questions" and in PAHO only "question",
+# we must change that before run in line 81. Now is paho style.
+# Give the location of the file
+loc = ('PAHO_nl.xls')
+lang = "nl"
+translation = {"translations":[
+    {"property":"FORM_NAME","locale":lang, "value": ""},
+    {"property":"NAME","locale":lang, "value":""},
+    {"property":"DESCRIPTION","locale":lang, "value":""},
+    {"property":"SHORT_NAME","locale":lang, "value":""}]}
+
+# To open Workbook
+wb = xlrd.open_workbook(loc)
+sheetsrange = range(wb.nsheets)
+
+def init_api(url, username, password):
+    return dhis2api.Dhis2Api(url, username, password)
+
+api = init_api("http://localhost:8080/", "admin", "district")
+
+options = list()
+dataelements = list()
+trackedentityattributes = list()
+programstages = list()
+programs = list()
+programstagesections = list()
+
+
+def insert_or_update_item(object, property, value):
+    if value != "":
+        exist = False
+        for translation in object["translations"]:
+            if translation["property"] == property and translation["locale"] == lang:
+                translation["value"] = value
+                return object
+        if not exist:
+            object["translations"].append({"property": property, "locale": lang, "value": value})
+    return  object
+
+
+for n in sheetsrange:
+    sheet = wb.sheet_by_index(n)
+    print(sheet.name)
+    rowsrange = range(sheet.nrows)
+    for i in rowsrange:
+        if i==0:
+            continue
+        if sheet.name == "Options":
+            uid = sheet.row_values(i)[0]
+            name_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[4]
+            option = api.get("/options/"+uid+".json?fields=*")
+            option = insert_or_update_item(option, "NAME", name_translated)
+            options.append(option)
+        elif "form info" in sheet.name.lower() and "General Info" not in sheet.name:
+            uid = sheet.row_values(i)[0]
+            name_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[7]
+            formname_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[3]
+            description_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[5]
+            shortname_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[9]
+            type = sheet.row_values(i)[10].lower()
+            if type == "section":
+                programstagesection = api.get("/programStageSections/" + uid + ".json?fields=*")
+                programstagesection = insert_or_update_item(programstagesection, "NAME", name_translated)
+                programstagesection = insert_or_update_item(programstagesection, "DESCRIPTION", description_translated)
+                programstagesection = insert_or_update_item(programstagesection, "SHORT_NAME", shortname_translated)
+                programstagesections.append(programstagesection)
+            elif type == "form":
+                programstage = api.get("/programStages/" + uid + ".json&fields=*")
+
+                programstage = insert_or_update_item(programstage, "NAME", name_translated)
+                programstage = insert_or_update_item(programstage, "DESCRIPTION", description_translated)
+                programstages.append(programstage)
+            else:
+                print(str(i)+"not found "+ uid)
+        elif "Questions" in sheet.name:
+            uid = sheet.row_values(i)[0]
+            if uid == "":
+                continue
+            formname_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[8]
+            description_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[10]
+            dataelement = api.get("/dataElements/"+uid+".json?fields=*")
+            dataelement = insert_or_update_item(dataelement, "DESCRIPTION", description_translated)
+            dataelement = insert_or_update_item(dataelement, "FORM_NAME", formname_translated)
+            dataelements.append(dataelement)
+        elif 'General Information' in sheet.name:
+            uid = sheet.row_values(i)[0]
+            name_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[7]
+            shortname_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[9]
+            formname_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[3]
+            description_translated = sheet.row_values(i)[5]
+            type = sheet.row_values(i)[10].lower()
+            if type == "program":
+                program = api.get("/programs/" + uid + ".json?fields=*")
+                program = insert_or_update_item(program, "NAME", name_translated)
+                program = insert_or_update_item(program, "SHORT_NAME", shortname_translated)
+                programs.append(program)
+            elif type == "registration question":
+                trackedentityattribute = api.get("/trackedEntityAttributes/" + uid + ".json?fields=*")
+                trackedentityattribute = insert_or_update_item(trackedentityattribute, "DESCRIPTION", description_translated)
+                trackedentityattribute = insert_or_update_item(trackedentityattribute, "FORM_NAME", formname_translated)
+                trackedentityattribute = insert_or_update_item(trackedentityattribute, "NAME", formname_translated)
+                trackedentityattribute = insert_or_update_item(trackedentityattribute, "SHORT_NAME", formname_translated)
+                trackedentityattributes.append(trackedentityattribute)
+            else:
+                print(str(i)+"not found "+ uid)
+
+
+with open('tranlations'+lang+'.json', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
+    json.dump({
+        "options": options,
+        "dataElements": dataelements,
+        "trackedEntityAttributes": trackedentityattributes,
+        "programs": programs,
+        "programStages": programstages,
+        "programStageSections": programstagesections
+    }, outfile, ensure_ascii=False)
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