diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
index 8f953eb6097..9f960dc9e77 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
@@ -1258,3 +1258,42 @@ viewTerms=Rechtliches anzeigen
 viewUser=Benutzer anzeigen
 viewWorkflow=Workflow anzeigen
 viewDatabaseStatistic=Datenbankstatistik anzeigen
+
+# Tooltips
+tooltip.importConfig.titleHelp=Titel der Katalogkonfiguration
+tooltip.importConfig.descriptionHelp=Beschreibung der Katalogkonfiguration
+tooltip.importConfig.configurationTypeHelp=Typ der Importkonfiguration
+tooltip.importConfig.interfaceTypeHelp=Typ der Suchschnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.queryDelimiterHelp=Optionales Trennzeichen, in das die Suchanfrage eingebettet werden kann, wenn dies f\u00FCr die Suchschnittstelle notwendig ist
+tooltip.importConfig.urlHelp=URL der Suchschnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.prestructuredImportHelp=Vorstrukturierter Import erm\u00F6glicht die \u00DCbernahme bestehender Strukturen aus importierten Datens\u00E4tzen; Wichtig: die konfigurierte Abbildungsdatei ist daf\u00FCr verantwortlich, valide METS-Dokumente zu erzeugen!
+tooltip.importConfig.sruVersionHelp=SRU-Version der SRU-Suchschnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.sruRecordSchemaHelp=SRU-Datenschema der SRU-Suchschnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.oaiMetadataPrefixHelp=OAI-Metadatenpr\u00E4fix der OAI-Harvesting-Schnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.usernameHelp=Benutzername f\u00FCr Authentifizierung an zugriffsgesch\u00FCtzter Suchschnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.passwordHelp=Passwort f\u00FCr Authentifizierung an zugriffsgesch\u00FCtzter Suchschnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.anonymousAccessHelp=Unterst\u00FCtzung f\u00FCr anonymem Zugang zu FTP-Server
+tooltip.importConfig.returnFormatHelp=Dateiformat, das von der Suchschnittstelle zur\u00FCckgegeben wird (derzeit wird nur XML unterst\u00FCtzt)
+tooltip.importConfig.metadataFormatHelp=Metadatenformat, das von der Suchschnittstelle zur\u00FCckgegeben wird (z.B. MODS, MARC etc.)
+tooltip.importConfig.parentElementXpathHelp=XPath zu dem Element im importiertem Dokument, das die Katalog-ID der \u00DCberordnung des Dokuments enth\u00E4lt
+tooltip.importConfig.parentElementTypeHelp=Typ des Elternelements (optional, derzeit wird nur der Typ "reference" unterst\u00FCtzt)
+tooltip.importConfig.parentElementTrimModeHelp=Trim Mode f\u00FCr die Katalog-ID der \u00DCberordnung (optional, derzeit wird nur der trim mode "parenthesis" unterst\u00FCtzt, der Klammern am Anfang und Ende der ID entfernt) 
+tooltip.importConfig.defaultImportDepthHelp=Anzahl hierarchischer \u00DCberordnungen, die standardm\u00E4ssig importiert werden sollen
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldHelp=Suchfelder der Suchschnittstelle
+tooltip.importConfig.idSearchFieldHelp=Suchfeld, das als URL-Parameter f\u00FCr die Suche nach Dokumenten \u00FCber eindeutige Identifikatoren genutzt wird. Dieses Suchfeld ist eine Pflichtangabe, um einzelne Dokumente in Trefferlisten identifizieren und nachladen zu k\u00F6nnen.
+tooltip.importConfig.idParameterPrefixHelp=Optionales Pr\u00E4fix, das Katalog-IDs bei direkten Suchen nach einzelnen Dokumenten vorangestellt werden kann. Dies kann bspw. bei OAI-Schnittstellen genutzt werden, um Identifikatoren durch obligatorische, statische OAI-Pr\u00E4fixe zu erweitern, die andernfalls bei jeder Suchanfrage manuell eingegeben werden m\u00FCssen.
+tooltip.importConfig.defaultSearchFieldHelp=Suchfeld, das in der Import-Maske bei Auswahl dieser Import-Konfiguration standardm\u00E4ssig vorausgew\u00E4hlt ist.
+tooltip.importConfig.parentIdSearchFieldHelp=Suchfeld, das die Suche nach Dokumenten \u00FCber die Katalog-ID ihrer \u00DCberordnung erm\u00F6glicht. Dieses Feld ist Voraussetzung f\u00FCr den automatischen Import von Unterordnungen eines konkreten Dokuments.
+tooltip.importConfig.catalogIdMetadataHelp=Metadatenfeld, in dem die Katalog-ID eines importierten Dokuments abgespeichert wird. (Hinweis: dieses Metadatenfeld muss im verwendeten Regelsatz definiert sein!)
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathHelp=XPath zu XML-Element mit Informationen zu Exemplardaten im importierten Dokument
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathOwnerHelp=XPath zu XML-Element mit Informationen zum Besitzer eines Exemplars im importierten Dokument
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathSignatureHelp=XPath zu XML-Element mit Informationen zur Signatur eines Exemplars im importierten Dokument
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldOwnerMetadataHelp=Metadatenfeld, in dem der Besitzer eines Exemplars abgelegt wird. (Hinweis: dieses Metadatenfeld muss im verwendeten Regelsatz definiert sein!) 
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldSignatureMetadataHelp=Metadatenfeld, in dem die Signatur eines Exemplars abgelegt wird. (Hinweis: dieses Metadatenfeld muss im verwendeten Regelsatz definiert sein!)
+tooltip.importConfig.defaultTemplateProcessHelp=Vorlagenvorgang, der bei Verwendung dieser Import-Konfiguration f\u00FCr die \u00DCbernahme von Metadaten standardm\u00E4ssig vorausgew\u00E4hlt ist.
+tooltip.importConfig.uploadFileFormatHelp=Dateiformat hochgeladener Dateien (derzeit wird nur XML unterst\u00FCtzt)
+tooltip.importConfig.uploadMetadataFormatHelp=Metadatenformat hochgeladener Dateien (z.B. MODS, MARC etc.)
+tooltip.importConfig.parentMappingFileHelp=Abbildungsdatei, die zum Extrahieren der Metadaten einer \u00DCberordnung aus einem hochgeladenen XML-Dokument genutzt wird.
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldLabelHelp=Label eines Suchfelds, das f\u00FCr die Suche nach Dokumenten \u00FCber diese Importkonfiguration zur Verf\u00FCgung steht.
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldValueHelp=URL eines Suchfelds, das f\u00FCr die Suche nach Dokumenten \u00FCber diese Importkonfiguration zur Verf\u00FCgung steht und in die Suchanfrage eingesetzt wird, wenn der Benutzer ein Suchfeld mit dem korrespondierendem Label verwendet.
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldHiddenHelp=Konfiguration \u00FCber die eingestellt werden kann, ob ein Suchfeld in der Suchmaske angezeigt werden soll oder nicht.
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
index 151d787baea..b120e3a8321 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
@@ -1255,3 +1255,42 @@ viewTerms=View terms page
 viewUser=View user
 viewWorkflow=View workflow
 viewDatabaseStatistic=View database statistics
+
+# Tooltips
+tooltip.importConfig.titleHelp=Title of this OPAC configuration
+tooltip.importConfig.descriptionHelp=Description of this OPAC configuration
+tooltip.importConfig.configurationTypeHelp=Import configuration type
+tooltip.importConfig.interfaceTypeHelp=Type of the search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.queryDelimiterHelp=A query delimiter can be used to enclose the search in some specific character if required by the search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.urlHelp=URL of the search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.prestructuredImportHelp=Prestructured import facilitates importing existing structural elements; Important: the configured XSLT mapping file is responsible for creating a valid METS structure!
+tooltip.importConfig.sruVersionHelp=SRU version of SRU search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.sruRecordSchemaHelp=SRU record schema of SRU search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.oaiMetadataPrefixHelp=OAI metadata prefix of OAI harvesting interface
+tooltip.importConfig.usernameHelp=Username for accessing search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.passwordHelp=Password for accessing search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.anonymousAccessHelp=Anonymous access support
+tooltip.importConfig.returnFormatHelp=File format returned by the OPAC search interface (currently only XML is supported)
+tooltip.importConfig.metadataFormatHelp=Metadata format returned by the OPAC search interface (e.g. MODS, MARC etc.)
+tooltip.importConfig.parentElementXpathHelp=Specify the XPath to the element in the imported document containing the ID of the parent element
+tooltip.importConfig.parentElementTypeHelp=Define the XML element containing information about the parent process
+tooltip.importConfig.parentElementTrimModeHelp=Parent element trim mode
+tooltip.importConfig.defaultImportDepthHelp=Configure the number of hierarchical processes to be imported by default
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldHelp=Define search fields available in this search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.idSearchFieldHelp=URL parameter for unique identifiers. This parameter is used for importing individual records from the search interface
+tooltip.importConfig.idParameterPrefixHelp=This optional string will be prepended to each ID when querying datasets by ID. This can be used to simplify querying OAI interfaces for example, where each identifier must be preceded with a valid set identification.
+tooltip.importConfig.defaultSearchFieldHelp=Default search field for this import configuration; will be pre-selected when creating a new process from this configuration
+tooltip.importConfig.parentIdSearchFieldHelp=The parent ID search field is used to query for records whose parent record has the provided ID value (not supported by all interfaces)
+tooltip.importConfig.catalogIdMetadataHelp=Metadata key used to store the catalog ID of the imported record. (Note: this metadata must exist in the ruleset used during process creation!)
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathHelp=XPath for item information
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathOwnerHelp=XPath for item owner information
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathSignatureHelp=XPath for item signature information
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldOwnerMetadataHelp=XPath for item owner metadata information
+tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldSignatureMetadataHelp=XPath for item signature metadata information
+tooltip.importConfig.defaultTemplateProcessHelp=This template process will be pre-selected when creating a new process
+tooltip.importConfig.uploadFileFormatHelp=File format of upload files (currently only XML is supported)
+tooltip.importConfig.uploadMetadataFormatHelp=Metadata format of upload files (e.g. MODS, MARC etc.)
+tooltip.importConfig.parentMappingFileHelp=Mapping file used to extract parent metadata from upload file
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldLabelHelp=Label displayed to the user when importing processes using the current OPAC import configuration
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldValueHelp=URL parameter used when user selects the corresponding search field represented by the label (see above)
+tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldHiddenHelp=Configure whether the search field should be displayed in the import mask or not
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/fileUploadFields.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/fileUploadFields.xhtml
index b18f5a00fe5..b528d80ae17 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/fileUploadFields.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/fileUploadFields.xhtml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                     <p:commandButton id="uploadFileFormatHelp" type="button"
                                      styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="uploadFileFormatHelp"
-                               value="File format of upload files (currently only XML is supported)"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.uploadFileFormatHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
             </p:row>
             <p:row>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                     <p:commandButton id="uploadMetadataFormatHelp" type="button"
                                      styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="uploadMetadataFormatHelp"
-                               value="Metadata format of upload files (e.g. MODS, MARC etc.)"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.uploadMetadataFormatHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
             </p:row>
             <p:row>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
                     <p:commandButton id="parentMappingFileHelp" type="button"
                                      styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="parentMappingFileHelp"
-                               value="Mapping file used to extract parent metadata from upload file"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.parentMappingFileHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
             </p:row>
         </p:panelGrid>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/newSearchFieldDialog.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/newSearchFieldDialog.xhtml
index 623d19dc616..e9feb16c1d3 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/newSearchFieldDialog.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/newSearchFieldDialog.xhtml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="searchFieldLabelHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="searchFieldLabelHelp"
-                                       value="Label displayed to the user when importing processes using the current OPAC import configuration"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldLabelHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
                     <p:row>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="searchFieldValueHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="searchFieldValueHelp"
-                                       value="URL parameter used when user selects the corresponding search field represented by the label (see above)"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldValueHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
                     <p:row>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="searchFieldHiddenHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="searchFieldHiddenHelp"
-                                       value="Configure whether the search field should be displayed in the import mask or not"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldHiddenHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
 
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/opacSearchFields.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/opacSearchFields.xhtml
index 93c01e5cdd7..7c611b16dea 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/opacSearchFields.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/opacSearchFields.xhtml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                     <p:commandButton id="interfaceTypeHelp" type="button"
                                      styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="interfaceTypeHelp"
-                               value="Type of the search interface"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.interfaceTypeHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
                 <div>
                     <p:outputLabel for="queryDelimiter" value="#{msgs['importConfig.field.queryDelimiter']}" />
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                     <p:commandButton id="queryDelimiterHelp" type="button"
                                      styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="queryDelimiterHelp"
-                               value="A query delimiter can be used to enclose the search in some specific character if required by the search interface"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.queryDelimiterHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
             </p:row>
             <p:row>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                     <p:commandButton id="urlHelp" type="button"
                                      styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="urlHelp"
-                               value="URL of the search interface"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.urlHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
                 <div>
                     <p:outputLabel for="prestructuredImport" value="#{msgs['importConfig.field.prestructuredImport']}" />
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                     <p:commandButton id="prestructuredImportHelp" type="button"
                                      styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="prestructuredImportHelp"
-                               value="Prestructured import facilitates importing existing structural elements; Important: the configured XSLT mapping file is responsible of creating a valid METS structure!"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.prestructuredImportHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
             </p:row>
         </p:panelGrid>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/processTemplateFields.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/processTemplateFields.xhtml
index 34d9d9a54f9..6a854994152 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/processTemplateFields.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/processTemplateFields.xhtml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                                      styleClass="help-button"
                                      icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                     <p:tooltip for="defaultProcessTemplateHelp"
-                               value="This template process will be pre-selected when creating a new process"/>
+                               value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.defaultTemplateProcessHelp']}"/>
                 </div>
             </p:row>
         </p:panelGrid>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/formatRow.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/formatRow.xhtml
index 199dd58bf94..4a98a15b951 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/formatRow.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/formatRow.xhtml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="returnFormatHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="returnFormatHelp"
-                           value="File format returned by the OPAC search interface (currently only XML is supported)"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.returnFormatHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
         <p:row>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="metadataFormatHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="metadataFormatHelp"
-                           value="Metadata format returned by the OPAC search interface (e.g. MODS, MARC etc.)"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.metadataFormatHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
     </f:view>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/hierarchyRows.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/hierarchyRows.xhtml
index beda8f12e70..7b3398be2a6 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/hierarchyRows.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/hierarchyRows.xhtml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="parentElementXPathHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="parentElementXPathHelp"
-                           value="Specifiy the XPath to the element in the imported document containing the ID of the parent element"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.parentElementXpathHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="parentElementType" value="#{msgs['importConfig.field.parentElementType']}"/>
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
                     <p:ajax event="change"
                             oncomplete="toggleSave()"/>
                 </p:selectOneMenu>
-                <p:commandButton id="parentElementHelp" type="button"
+                <p:commandButton id="parentElementTypeHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
-                <p:tooltip for="parentElementHelp"
-                           value="Define the XML element containing information about the parent process"/>
+                <p:tooltip for="parentElementTypeHelp"
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.parentElementTypeHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
         <p:row>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="parentElementTrimModeHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="parentElementTrimModeHelp"
-                           value="Parent element trim mode"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.parentElementTrimModeHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="defaultImportDepth" value="#{msgs['importConfig.field.defaultImportDepth']} *"/>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="defaultImportDepthHelpButton" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="defaultImportDepthHelpButton"
-                           value="Configure the number of hierarchichal processes to be imported by default"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.defaultImportDepthHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
 
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/interfaceUrlParameters.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/interfaceUrlParameters.xhtml
index 7b5938dc467..4e3bbe63254 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/interfaceUrlParameters.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/interfaceUrlParameters.xhtml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                                  styleClass="help-button"
                                  icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="sruVersionButton"
-                           value="SRU version"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.sruVersionHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                                  styleClass="help-button"
                                  icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="sruRecordSchemaHelpButton"
-                           value="SRU record schema"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.sruRecordSchemaHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                                  styleClass="help-button"
                                  icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="oaiMetadataPrefixHelpButton"
-                           value="OAI metadata prefix"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.oaiMetadataPrefixHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
 
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/itemDataRows.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/itemDataRows.xhtml
index 11ad60c1cd7..f4b94c6fedf 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/itemDataRows.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/itemDataRows.xhtml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="itemFieldXPathHelpButton" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="itemFieldXPathHelpButton"
-                           value="XPath for item information"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathHelp']}"/>
             </div>
 
             <div>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="itemFieldXPathOwnerSubPathHelpButton" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="itemFieldXPathOwnerSubPathHelpButton"
-                           value="XPath for item information"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathOwnerHelp']}"/>
             </div>
 
             <div>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="itemFieldXPathSignatureSubPathHelpButton" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="itemFieldXPathSignatureSubPathHelpButton"
-                           value="XPath for item information"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldXPathSignatureHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="itemFieldXPathOwnerMetadataHelpButton" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="itemFieldXPathOwnerMetadataHelpButton"
-                           value="XPath for item information"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldOwnerMetadataHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="itemFieldXPathSignatureMetadata" value="#{msgs['importConfig.field.itemField.signatureMetadata']}"/>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="itemFieldXPathSignatureMetadataHelpButton" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="itemFieldXPathSignatureMetadataHelpButton"
-                           value="XPath for item information"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.itemFieldSignatureMetadataHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
     </f:view>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/loginDataRows.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/loginDataRows.xhtml
index 30e104fc4e2..5b1f43797c7 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/loginDataRows.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/loginDataRows.xhtml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="usernameHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="usernameHelp"
-                           value="Username for accessing FTP interface"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.usernameHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="password" value="#{msgs['password']}"/>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="passwordHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="passwordHelp"
-                           value="Password for accessing FTP interface"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.passwordHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
         <p:row>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="anonymousAccessHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="anonymousAccessHelp"
-                           value="Anonymous access support"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.anonymousAccessHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
 
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/searchFieldRows.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/searchFieldRows.xhtml
index f978700e526..f73e4f65167 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/searchFieldRows.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/rows/searchFieldRows.xhtml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="searchFieldHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="searchFieldHelp"
-                           value="Define search fields available in this search interface"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldHelp']}"/>
                 <p:commandButton icon="fa fa-plus"
                                  styleClass="secondary"
                                  action="#{addSearchFieldDialogView.init()}"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="idSearchFieldHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="idSearchFieldHelp"
-                           value="URL parameter for unique identifiers. This parameter is used for importing individual records from the search interface."/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.idSearchFieldHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="idParameterPrefix"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="idParameterPrefixHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="idParameterPrefixHelp"
-                           value="This optional string will be prepended to each ID when querying datasets by ID. This can be used to simplify querying OAI interfaces for example, where each identifier must be preceedded with a valid set identification."/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.idParameterPrefixHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="defaultSearchField" value="#{msgs['importConfig.searchFields.defaultField']}"/>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="defaultSearchFieldHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="defaultSearchFieldHelp"
-                           value="Default search field for this import configuration; will be pre-selected when creating a new process from this configuration"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.defaultSearchFieldHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="parentIdSearchField" value="#{msgs['importConfig.searchFields.parentIdField']}"/>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="parentIdSearchFieldHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="parentIdSearchFieldHelp"
-                           value="The parent ID search field is used to query for records whose parent record has the provided ID value (not supported by all interfaces)"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.parentIdSearchFieldHelp']}"/>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <p:outputLabel for="catalogIdMetadata"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
                 <p:commandButton id="catalogIdMetadataHelp" type="button"
                                  styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                 <p:tooltip for="catalogIdMetadataHelp"
-                           value="Metadata key used to store the catalog ID of the imported record. (Note: this metadata must exist in the ruleset used during process creation!)"/>
+                           value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.catalogIdMetadataHelp']}"/>
             </div>
         </p:row>
     </f:view>
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/updateSearchFieldDialog.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/updateSearchFieldDialog.xhtml
index 70a1f4b2ec2..700616e7ece 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/updateSearchFieldDialog.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/importConfigurationEdit/updateSearchFieldDialog.xhtml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="searchFieldLabelHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="searchFieldLabelHelp"
-                                       value="Label displayed to the user when importing processes using the current OPAC import configuration"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldLabelHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
                     <p:row>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="searchFieldValueHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="searchFieldValueHelp"
-                                       value="URL parameter used when user selects the corresponding search field represented by the label (see above)"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldValueHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
                     <p:row>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="searchFieldHiddenHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="searchFieldHiddenHelp"
-                                       value="Configure whether the search field should be displayed in the import mask or not"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.searchFieldHiddenHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
 
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/importConfigurationEdit.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/importConfigurationEdit.xhtml
index e569d90906d..999f21b1d6a 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/importConfigurationEdit.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/pages/importConfigurationEdit.xhtml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="titleHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="titleHelp"
-                                       value="Title of this OPAC configuration"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.titleHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                         <div>
                             <p:outputLabel for="description" value="#{msgs['importConfig.field.description']}"/>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="descriptionHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="descriptionHelp"
-                                       value="Description of this OPAC configuration"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.descriptionHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
                     <p:row>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                             <p:commandButton id="configurationTypeHelp" type="button"
                                              styleClass="help-button" icon="fa fa-lg fa-question-circle-o"/>
                             <p:tooltip for="configurationTypeHelp"
-                                       value="Import configuration type"/>
+                                       value="#{msgs['tooltip.importConfig.configurationTypeHelp']}"/>
                         </div>
                     </p:row>
                 </p:panelGrid>