Creating a Translation Job for SDL TMS
Select one or more items you want to send for translation and choose BluePrinting > Translate from the context menu to add these to a new or existing Translation Job.
Before you begin
To create a Translation Job you must have Translation Management rights and one other Content Manager right to a Publication (or Publications) that is a target for the translated content.
Procedure
- Open Content Manager Explorer.
- Select one or more translatable items in a configured Publication, then right-click and choose BluePrinting > Translate from the menu.
- Specify how to send the items to translation:
- To add the items to a new translation job, select Create New Translation Job and click OK.
- To include the items in an existing translation job, select Add to existing Translation Job, then select one of the displayed jobs from the list and click OK.
Note: The From/To column indicates whether you are creating a Translation Job from a Source Publication (From) or from a Target Publication (To). - On the General tab, enter values in the Translation Job Details section:
- Enter a Name.
- The Configuration path displays the Publication, Folder, Structure Group, Category that is configured for translation.
- Set a Priority—Translation Jobs with higher priorities are sent sooner to the SDL TMS than those with lower priorities and also have precedence for translation on the SDL TMS. You can set priority levels:
- High
- Normal
- Low
- Select a Required Date—set a due date for when the translation should be returned from the SDL TMS (if you do not specify a value, the default value on the SDL TMS is used).
- Select whether to Include already translated items—by default, Translation Manager does not send items included in a Translation Job to translation if the item has not changed since it was last sent. You can override this behavior by selecting the Include already translated items check box, for example if you were not satisfied with the translation.
- In Translation Targets section:
- If you initiated a job from a Target Publication, you can specify the Workflow to use; if the field is read-only, the Workflow has been configured for you.
- If you initiated a job from a Source Publication, you can select the Languages you want to translate to and specify the Workflow to use.
- On the Added Items tab, you can see each item selected for the Translation Job. For items that can be containers for other items, you can define which of the additional items you want to include in the job.
The following table describes the options that are available, which vary with the type of item selected.
Type of selected Item Options for Added Items Page - 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.
Category - 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.
Keyword - If only the Translate Keyword check box is selected, then only the top-level Keyword is sent for translation, but nested Keywords are not included.
- If only the Translate nested Keywords check box is selected, then the nested Keywords are included but not the selected, top-level Keyword.
- If both check boxes are selected, then the top-level Keyword and all nested Keywords are sent for translation.
Structure Group, Folder, Bundle, or Virtual Folder - 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.
Note: Components in the Translation Job are listed on the Added Items tab, but they do not have additional check boxes since they represent content itself. The Translation Job may, however, automatically add additional linked Components based on the selected Component's Schema field settings. - As needed, you can view and modify the items in the job.
- Open—opens the item you want to send to translation
- Remove—removes the item from the Translation Job
- On the Metadata tab (only available if you are using a Metadata Schema), add the Metadata information to the relevant fields. This is additional non-translatable information you want to be sent as part of the translation job. You can only edit the Metadata fields before the Translation Job has been sent for translation.
- On the Info tab, you can view information about the Translation Job.
- When you are finished with the Translation Job, proceed by clicking one of the following in the Ribbon toolbar:
- Save—saves the Translation Job, which remains open for editing
- Save and Close—saves and closes the Translation Job (it remains in an editable state until it is sent)
- Send to Translation—sends the Translation Job to your translation system
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