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Concept Definitions

The following table reflects the organization of the Basic Setup tool. Projects are described separately.
NameDefinitionFurther reading in Administration Guide
LocalesA locale is a user defined combination of a language specific to a place (such as English spoken in the United States) and a default encoding that is used to store content in this language (such as ISO-8559 or UTF-8). A locale is treated as a group that can have zero or more users.Setting Up Locales
Connectors and MountsTo work on your content in WorldServer, you need to specify where it is and in what type of structure it resides.

The mount is your point of connection. WorldServer allows you to add connections to many types of repositories, all described in this chapter. The technology that WorldServer uses to link the WorldServer Asset Interface System to a specific external repository is called a connector.

Connecting to Content
Mapping Folders to LocalesWhen you map a folder to a locale, WorldServer can use this association (and the linkage you will perform next) to automatically open the source and target asset pair when you select an asset to translate. You can think of this mapping as the preparatory step in linkage.Associating Locales and Folders
LinkageFor the WorldServer translation process to work, you must specify a source-target linkage relationship between the assets in the original language and those in the translated content.Setting up Linkage
Users and User TypesYou must create a user for each person who will use WorldServer, including translators, reviewers, project managers, and administrators. These users must be defined when you create workflow.

Users can be assigned to user types, workgroups, workflow roles, and locales.

Creating and Managing Users
WorkflowWorkflow automates the globalization process with steps, assignees, and logic. When you create a project, tasks are created and assigned to the assignees (users or workflow roles).Designing Workflows