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Configuring Source content

To send content for translation, you need to configure the Publications, Folders, Structure Groups, or Categories that contain source content.

Before you begin

To configure source content, you must have Translation Configuration rights for the Publication and the following information, depending on the translation system you are using:
  • SDL TMS requires the Configuration ID (GUID)
  • SDL WorldServer requires Client and Project Type information

Procedure

  1. Open the Content Manager Explorer.
  2. Select the Publication, Folder, Structure Group, or Category which contains content in a source language and choose Properties from the context menu.
  3. Select the Translation tab.
  4. Set Item is configured for translation to Yes.
  5. In the Item is configured for translation section:
    1. Select the Source for translation radio button.
    2. Optional: In the Send notification e-mail to field, enter a comma-separated list of e-mail addresses of people who need to be notified when items are sent for translation.
  6. In the Translation source configuration section, select your Translation Management System from the drop-down menu in:
    • SDL WorldServer
    • SDL TMS
    Configuration fields appear, depending on your selection of Translation Management System.
  7. If you selected SDL WorldServer:
    1. Select a Client from the drop-down menu.
    2. Select a Project Type Configuration:
      • To specify the Project Type for all Translation Jobs, choose Always use a specific project type, then select a Project Type from the drop-down menu that appears; or
      • To allow users to select a Project Type when they create a Translation Job, choose Specify project type for each job, then select a Source language from the drop-down menu that appears.
    3. If you chose Specify project type for each job specify:
      • the Source language configuration in the drop-down menu
      • the default Project Type for each language in the Target language configuration section
    In the Target language configuration section, you can see:
    • Language—the allowed target languages.
    • Publication—the Publications configured to receive content.
    • Project Type—the default Project Types assigned to a language/or the default Workflow associated with a selected Project Type.
  8. If you selected SDL TMS, enter the Configuration ID that identifies a translation configuration defined on SDL TMS (GUID).
    Note that it may take a few moments for the information to be retrieved from SDL TMS. When you enter the Configuration ID, the language of the Source Publication is set and you can configure each target language.
    In the Target language configuration section, you can see:
    • Language—shows a target language allowed by the Configuration ID.
    • Publication—the Publications configured to receive content.
    • Default Workflow—select a default workflow for each translation language pair (when you initiate a Translation Job, you can specify a different workflow).
    • Authorization required:
      • select the check box if you want translations to stop at the Authorization workflow stage when going though workflow (if the Authorization stage is part of the workflow)
      • deselect the check box if you want translations to skip the Authorization workflow stage when going though workflow (for example, if the Translation Job is relatively small and/or is urgent and the costs of the translation involved relatively minor).
  9. In the Translate item options section (available when you select Publication properties), select the items properties you want to send for translation.
  10. Click Save and Close.

Results

The items you configured contain content in a source language.

What to do next

After you have configured source content configure your target content.