To send files outside the Content Manager environment for translation, you first export the files to a ZIP file.
Procedure
- Generate a Translation Report.
- Click the checkbox to the left of to be translated to select all topics listed with that status, or select individual topics to be translated in the Details section.
- From the select list at the top of the window, select In translation.
This sets the status of the objects to In translation when you export them.
- Click Send and Export.
Results
On the server, a zip file containing the files that you exported for translation is saved in
C:\InfoShare\Data\ExportService\Data\DataExports (the exact location depends on where you have installed the software).
Important: Make certain that your translation agency never modifies the filenames nor the DITA structure, only the content should be translated.