Preparing for translation
You prepare for the creation of language objects by setting the Enable Translation Management metadata field for the map and topics. Depending on how you define the metadata, target language objects are created or not created when the publications are added to a translation job.
Preparing the objects for translation requires that you specify the metadata as described below for the Enable Translation Management metadata field.
The tables below describes the scenario previously outlined for the map, four (4) topics, and two (2) publications.
- Map and Topics
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Object Enable Translation Management Map Select Enable Translation Management Notice topic Do not enable translation management. This ensures that no language objects are created. This topic should not be translated because it contains product names and information that are to remain in the native language. Introduction topic
How to use the product topic
Select Enable Translation Management To be included in both publications.
How to install and configure the product topic
Select Enable Translation Management To be included in the Administration Guide only.
- Publications
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Publication User Guide Requested Languages: Dutch and German The source language is English, but this publication is also used in Belgium and Germany so must be available in Dutch and German.
Specify an output type to use when you publish. When creating the output type be sure to specify the fallback language since it cannot later be specified for an existing output type. When added, you specify the fallback language for:- Topics and Maps
- Images
- Library topics
Set the condition that specifies that the How to install and configure the product information is to be excluded from this publication.
Administration Guide Requested Languages: Dutch Source language is English, but this publication is used in Belgium so must be available in Dutch. German is not required.
Specify an output type to use when you publish. When creating the output type be sure to specify the fallback language since it cannot later be specified for an existing output type. When added, you specify the fallback language for:- Topics and Maps
- Images
- Library topics
Set the condition that specifies that the How to install and configure the product information is to be included in this publication.
Target language objects are created depending on the publications' language requirement. You create the target language objects based on the publication, either by using the Generate target languages option in Organize Space, or by adding the publication to a translation job. The benefit to this is that target language objects are only created if and when they are needed.