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Recursive content

Recursive items are translatable Content Manager items that can contain nested items.

The following items can include nested items in a Translation Job:

  • Folders contain Components and nested Folders
  • Structure Groups contain Pages and nested Structure Groups
  • Pages contain Components
  • Categories contain Keywords which can contain nested Keywords
  • Bundles and Virtual Folders can contain all of the above

The following image shows these items and nested items:

When you add a recursive item to a Translation Job, in the Added Items tab you can indicate whether you want to send item properties for translation and whether to add nested items. When the item is sent for translation, it—and each of its nested items (to an indefinite nesting level)—is evaluated and resolved individually to determine its inclusion, or exclusion, from the Translation Job.

Example 1:

The following image shows the Added Items tab for a Page added to a Translation Job.
  • If only the Translate Page check box is selected, then only the page itself is sent for translation and not the Components contained on the page.
  • If only the Translate Components on the Page check box is selected, then all Components on the page are included but not the Page itself.
  • If both check boxes are selected, then both the Page itself and all Components on the Page are sent for translation.

Example 2:

The following image shows the Added Items tab for a Category added to a Translation Job.
  • If only the Translate Category check box is selected, then the Category itself is sent for translation, but Keywords within in the Category are not included.
  • If only the Translate nested Keywords check box is selected, then the nested Keywords are sent for translation but not the Category itself.
  • If both check boxes are selected, then both the Category itself and all Keywords within the Category are sent for translation.

Example 3:

The following image shows the Added Items tab for a Folder added to a Translation Job. This tab has the same controls for other organizational items, including Bundles, Virtual Folders, and Structure Groups. The options have the same behavior for all types of organizational items.

  • If only the Translate Pages and Organizational Items check box is selected, then the selected organizational structure, including all Pages contained within it, is sent for translation. The job includes all levels of the organization hierarchy, not just the selected item.
  • If only the Translate nested Items selected check box is selected, then only the nested content items are sent for translation, but not Pages or organizational items. Nested content items can include Components contained on Pages and Components contained in Folders, Bundles, and Virtual Folders.
  • If both check boxes are selected, then all levels of organizational structure, all Pages, and all and nested content items (on a Page or directly in folders) are sent for translation.