Configuring attributes for Akeneo products and selecting products for translation
Before you can select products for translation, you need to create attribute groups, types, and families.
Procedure
- In Akeneo, in the menu on the left, select Settings, and then, under Product Settings, select Attribute groups.
- Select Create to create a new attribute group.
- In the Code box, enter Translations, and then select Save.
- In the menu on the left, select Settings, and then, under Product Settings, select Attributes.
- Select Create Attribute and create a new attribute:
- Select the Yes/No attribute type.
- Enter Translation queued in the Label box and Translation_queued in the Code box.
- Configure the attribute to not be localizable and select Confirm.
- Go to the properties of the Translation queued attribute and, in the Attribute group list, select Translations.
- Toggle on the Usable in grid option and select Save.
- Select Create Attribute to create a second attribute:
- Select the Text attribute type.
- Specify the following details:
- Label:Translation status
- Code:Translation_status
- Read only:True
- Attribute group:Translations
- Value per locale:True (selected)
- Usable in grid:Yes
- Select Confirm.
- Go to the properties of the Translation status attribute and, in the Attribute group list, select Translations.
- Toggle on the Read only option and select Save.
- In the menu on the left, select Settings, and then, under Product Settings, select Families.
- Under Families, select the check box, select any attribute, and then, next to Bulk Actions, choose Select All in the list.
- Select Bulk Actions:
- Under Select your action, select Set attribute requirements, and then select Next.
- Under Set attribute requirements of <number> families, select Add by Groups, search for Translations, select it, and then select Add and Next.
The attribute group you created earlier will now be available for all the products. - In the menu on the left, select Products, and then, under Category, select Brands - Brands.
- Select the brands, and then select Done.
- Next to the list of products, select the check box corresponding to any product, and then, in the list next to Bulk Actions, select All visible.
- Select Bulk Actions:
- Under Select your action, select Edit attribute values.
- Under Edit attribute values of <number> products, in the Select Attributes list, search for Translation.
- Select the Translation queued and [Translation_status] attributes, and then select Add.
- Set the value of the Translation queued attribute to Yes, and then select Next.
- Select Confirm.