Configuring Content Manager for the new translation review flow
The new translation flow requires a list of object statuses that is slightly different than the one used by the previous version's flow. During an installation, the new status list is configured out-of-the-box. During an upgrade, however, the existing list of statuses is left unchanged and you need to add the new ones manually.
The new translation review flow includes an approval/rejection step. Statuses with specific names, and transitions, need to exist for this flow to run without error with WorldServer or TMS. After a Content Manager upgrade, you need to create them prior to run the out-of-the-box new flow with WorldServer and TMS.
- Translation in review
- Translation rejected
- Translated has become Translation approved
The list of status - role - transition - inbox combinations that need to be added to the ones that already exist in Content Manager 12.0.0. You can find comprehensive descriptions in the Workflow chapter inside the usage section of Tridion Docs documentation.
| User role | Initial status: Object type | Initial status: Object status | Transition(s) | Inbox(es) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | All types | Draft | Draft to To be reviewed | Author receiving each map/topic/image/library with Draft, In translation or Released status. |
| Reviewer | All types | NONE | Translation approved to [To be translated; Released] Translation in review to [Translation approved; Translation rejected] | Reviewer receiving each map/topic/image/library with To be reviewed status. Translated receiving each object with Translation approved status. |
| Translator | All types | NONE | In translation to [Translation approved; To be translated] Translation approved to To be translated | In Translation receiving each object with In translation status. Translator receiving each map/topic/image/libraries with To be translated status. |
| TRANSLATORSERVICE | All types | To be translated | In translation to [To be translated; Translation approved; Translation in review] Translation in review to [To be translated; Translation approved; Translation rejected] Translation rejected to [To be translated; In translation] | NONE |
You can also customize Content Manager workflow and use entirely different statuses and transitions than the ones provided out-of-the-box. Before you add or change statuses and transitions, make sure you add a <translationstatuses> element to the XML Translation Settings, according to the instructions provided in Tridion Docs documentation.