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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

  1. Open Content Manager Explorer.
  2. Select one or more translatable items in a configured Publication and choose BluePrinting > Translate from the context menu.
  3. Specify how to send the items to translation:
    • Select Create New Translation Job and click OK.
    • Select Add to existing Translation Job, select one of the open Translation Jobs from the list and click OK.
  4. In 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 a 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.
  5. 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.
  6. In 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.
  7. In the Added Items tab, you can see each item in the Translation Job. For items that contain subitems, such as Folders and Pages that contain Components and Keywords that contain nested Keyword, you can specify the following options:
    • Select the Translate Pages and Organizational Items check box to add this Content Manager item to the Translation Job.
    • Select the Translate nested Items check box (or Translate nested Keywords if you selected a Category) to add all nested content to the Translation Job.
  8. Select an item and click the Open button to open the Content Manager item you want to send to translation.
  9. Select an item and click the Remove button to remove the Content Manager item from the Translation Job.
  10. In the Info tab, you can view information about the Translation Job.
  11. 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

What to do next

If you saved the Translation Job, it is in the Definition state and you can view, modify, and add items to the Translation Job, send it for translation, or delete it. Any user who is authorized to initiate translations and who has access permissions to the Publication which is a target, or potential target, of translated content can modify the Translation Job so long as it is in the Definition state. It is therefore important to realize that the initiator of a Translation Job does not have sole ownership.