diff --git a/ayanova/src/App.vue b/ayanova/src/App.vue
index c2cc7874..bde87465 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/App.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/App.vue
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@
                 v-else
                 :key="item.key"
                 :disabled="item.disabled"
+                :href="item.href"
+                :target="item.target"
                 @click="clickMenuItem(item)"
                 v-bind:class="{ 'hidden-sm-and-up': item.surface }"
                 :data-cy="!!$ay.dev ? item.key : false"
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js b/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js
index a0b544c4..6e6b5afb 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js
@@ -329,6 +329,16 @@ export default {
     return window.$gz.store.state.helpUrl.replace("/docs/", "/");
   },
   /////////////////////////////
+  // generic routed download URL
+  //
+  genericDownloadUrl(route) {
+    //http://localhost:7575/api/v8/backup/download/100?t=sssss
+
+    let url = route + "?t=" + window.$gz.store.state.downloadToken;
+
+    return this.APIUrl(url);
+  },
+  /////////////////////////////
   // backup file download URL
   //
   backupDownloadUrl(fileName) {
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue b/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue
index 4ab7bda5..cf50dd52 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ async function clickHandler(menuItem) {
         m.vm.replaceDialog = true;
         break;
       case "export":
-        alert("download stub");
+        //ignore download link let it go
         break;
       case "delete":
         m.vm.remove();
@@ -636,12 +636,21 @@ function generateMenu(vm) {
     });
   }
 
-  menuOptions.menuItems.push({
-    title: "Export",
-    icon: "fa-file-download",
-    key: FORM_KEY + ":export",
-    vm: vm
-  });
+  //EXPORT
+  if (vm.$route.params.recordid != 0) {
+    let href = window.$gz.api.genericDownloadUrl(
+      "translation/download/" + vm.$route.params.recordid
+    );
+
+    menuOptions.menuItems.push({
+      title: "Export",
+      icon: "fa-file-download",
+      href: href,
+      target: "blank",
+      key: FORM_KEY + ":export",
+      vm: vm
+    });
+  }
 
   window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-change", menuOptions);
 }