What's new in Translation Manager 2011 SP1
This section describes what's new and what has changed in Translation Manager 2011 SP1.
- Integration in SDL Tridion suite
- Translation Manager is now fully integrated into the SDL Tridion suite. You install Translation Manager using the suite installer.
- Integration in Tridion Database Manager
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You can install/upgrade the Translation Manager database using the Tridion Database Manager tool.
- Excluding 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.
- Configuring translations at Folder, Structure Group or Category level
- In your translation BluePrint hierarchy, you can now configure Folders, Structure Groups or Categories as well as Publications for translation. You can configure source content at a global level by configuring the Publication or, if you want finer-grained control over what content is translated and into what languages, you can configure Folders, Structure Groups and Categories.
- Translating Keywords
- You can now translate individual Keywords or a whole Keyword branch.
- Defining translatable fields in Schemas
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You can now control what fields are sent to translation by configuring your Schemas and Metadata Schemas:
- In the General tab, you can select Translate Name if you want the name of the Component/Folder/Structure Group/Page that uses this Schema or Metadata Schema to be translated, and you can select Aggregate Translation Items if you want to aggregate multiple Content Manager items to be aggregated into a single TMS item instead of separate files for each item.
- In the Design tab or Metadata Design tab, select the Translatable check box for each text field or external link field that you want to be translated
- Security
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Translation Manager introduces the following rights that you can assign to groups or users:
- Translation Management rights — to send Folders and Components, Structure Groups and Pages, Categories and Keywords for translation
- Translation Configuration rights — to configure Publications, Folders, Structure Groups, and Categories for translation.
- Translation info
- In the Component Info tab you can see whether the current version of the Component has been translated or, if the item has been modified since it was last sent for translation, which version of the item was last translated.
- Monitoring the status and progress of translations
- In the Translation Progress tab of a Translation Job, you can now see which Content Manager items are in which stage of the translation process and the percentage completion for each stage per target language.
- Encryption tool
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You can encrypt passwords in the
TranslationManager.xmlconfiguration file using the encryption tool delivered with Translation Manager. - ErrorEmailNotificationsPlugin.cs sample plugin
- The ErrorEmailNotificationsPlugin.cs plugin demonstrates how to send e-mail notifications if errors occur during the translation process.
- Translation Manager .NET API
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The following changes have been made to the Translation Manager .NET API in classes under
Tridion.TranslationManager.DomainModel.Api: - Changes to TranslationManager.xml
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The following configuration options in the TranslationManager.xml file have been removed:
<CancelTerminatedJobsInterval>—each Translation Job is now polled for the status of its items using the<TmsPollingInterval>setting, which retrieves items if available, or cancels the job there are no more items in progress.<TranslationAuthorizationGroupUri>—the functionality has been replaced by the new Translation Management right.