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Monitoring translation progress

You can view the progress of items in translation in the Translation Progress tab of the Translation Job. You can see the progress for each of the target languages and a breakdown of what Content Manager items are in what workflow status of the translation process, and the percentage completion.

Procedure

  1. Access the slide-out navigation menu and select Translations.
  2. The Translation Jobs screen opens and a list of Translation Jobs is displayed in the list view.
  3. Select a Translation Job from the list and click the Open icon in the Ribbon toolbar.
    The Translation Job dialog opens.
  4. Open the Translation Progress tab.
    The Translation Progress tab displays:
    • rows for each stage in the process of translating an item in a Translation Job
    • columns for each language you are translating to (from a target language)

    The percentage completion displayed for each stage and language is based on the number of Content Manager items in that stage. When using aggregation—where content from several XML files is merged into a single XML document—the percentages do not match what you see in the translation management system.

    The icon displayed next to the stage indicates whether it is an automated or manual process:
    [/task/taskbody/steps/step/info/p/table/tgroup/thead/row/entry {"col1"}) Icon (entry][/task/taskbody/steps/step/info/p/table/tgroup/thead/row/entry {"col2"}) Description (entry][/task/taskbody/steps/step/info/p/table/tgroup/tbody/row/entry {"col1"}) (entry][/task/taskbody/steps/step/info/p/table/tgroup/tbody/row/entry {"col2"}) Automated process (entry][/task/taskbody/steps/step/info/p/table/tgroup/tbody/row/entry {"col1"}) (entry][/task/taskbody/steps/step/info/p/table/tgroup/tbody/row/entry {"col2"}) Manual process (entry]
  5. Click Compact View to view just the manual stages and stages which contain items.
  6. Click Expanded View to view all stages involved in the translation process. An item in a Translation Job can be in one of the following statuses:
    Sent for Translation
    The item remains in this stage until the first time Translation Manager pulls the actual status from the translation management system.
    Translation Workflow stages
    The item can be in any Workflow stage defined in the translation management system, up to and including the Translated Content Retrieval stage. The Workflow stages are configurable on your translation management system. Translation Manager displays all Workflow stages merged into one list, therefore some stages may be included in the list but are not used by all items. Note also that a Workflow stage may also be placed out of sequence in the list.
    Complete
    The item is in a stage after the Translated Content Retrieval stage, including the Completed stage. Translation Manager sets the (SDL Tridion Sites) Translation Job to Complete once all items have passed the Translated Content Retrieval stage, even if there are additional Workflow stages in the translation management system before they reach the Complete stage.
    Exceptions
    The item is in the Exception or Recovery stage in the translation management system. The item can be retrieved when the error is corrected.
    Terminated
    The item has been canceled and will not be returned.
  7. In the Compact View or Expanded View, select a stage from the list. The Details window displays items that are currently in that stage of translation.
  8. In the Details window, select an item and click Open to view the item.