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Translatable content

You can send Folders, Components, Multimedia Components, Structure Groups, Pages, Categories and Keywords for translation. You can also send Bundles and Virtual Folders that contain these items for translation. The following list describes the actual content (Component fields, Metadata fields, and properties of these items) that are sent for translation.

Translatable items
You send the following Content Manager items in a Translation Job:
IconContent Manager ItemDescription
FoldersOrganize content building blocks such as Components.
ComponentsContain content.
Multimedia ComponentsContain multimedia content.
Structure GroupsOrganize, manage, and provide a URL structure for Pages.
PagesContain Component Presentations which combine content (Components) and layout (Component Templates).
CategoryA Category is the root classification of a taxonomic hierarchy defined using Keywords.
KeywordsA list of values which can be used in Components and metadata. A Category contains Keywords which in turn can contain nested Keywords.
BundlesA container that can hold multiple Content Manager items from different folders.
Virtual FoldersA Virtual Folder is an item that can contain different types of content items located in different locations in Content Manager.
Translatable Component fields
You can send the following fields for translation in a Component:
  • Component Text fields, but not if the values are selected from a list
  • Component External Link fields, for example, if you want to translate a URL such as google.co.uk to google.nl
  • Component Format Area fields, including attribute values for example alt="System Architecture"
You need to select the Translatable check box in Schemas if you want to allow these fields to be sent for translation.
Translatable Metadata fields
If the following Content Manager items have metadata fields of type Text field, External Link field or Format Area field, you can send these fields for translation:
  • Components
  • Multimedia Components
  • Folders
  • Structure Groups
  • Pages
  • Keywords
  • Bundles
  • Virtual Folders
You need to select the Translatable check box in Schemas if you want to allow these fields to be sent for translation.
Translatable properties
When you include Content Manager items in a Translation Job, the following item properties are sent for translation:
  • Component Name
  • Multimedia Component Name
  • Folder Name
  • Structure Group Name
  • Structure Group Directory
  • Page Name
  • Page File name
  • Keyword Name
  • Keyword Description
  • Category Name
  • Category Description
  • Bundle Name
  • Bundle Description
  • Virtual Folder Name
  • Virtual Folder Description
You need to select Translate item options in Publications, Folders, Structure Groups or Categories if you want to send these properties translation. For Component Name, you need to select an option in the Component Schema.
Multimedia Component and ECL translation restrictions
The following restrictions apply to Multimedia Components:
  • Only the name and metadata of a Multimedia Component is sent for translation, not the binary content
  • Translation of Multimedia Components (name and metadata) is only supported for translation management systems that support ITS
  • Only SDL Tridion Sites metadata is sent for External Content Library (ECL) Multimedia Components
  • You cannot add ECL Multimedia Components directly to a Translation Job; you need to add them to a Page or a Bundle and send that for translation