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Getting Started with the Connector for Optimizely

The Connector supports all web browsers that Optimizely supports. The Connector supports Optimizely version 12.

To access the Connector:

  1. Log into Optimizely.

  2. In the top-left corner, click CMS.

  3. In the menu that opens, click Edit.

  4. In the top-right corner, click the Toggle assets pane folder icon. The Assets pane opens.

  5. If the Lionbridge Connector gadget is collapsed, click it to expand it.

    The Lionbridge Connector gadget opens. It contains basic Connector functionality, including creating a translation project. For a detailed description of the gadget, see The Connector at a Glance.

  6. Optional. Do one of the following to open the Lionbridge Connector Dashboard (“Dashboard”), which has enhanced Connector functionality:

    • Click the Dashboard button near the top of the gadget.
    • In the bottom-right corner of the gadget, click the Settings icon , and then select Dashboard from the context menu.

The Lionbridge Connector Dashboard opens in the system workspace. For a detailed description of the Dashboard, see Monitoring Translation Projects.

Tip: Click the Pin icon to keep the Lionbridge Connector open by by default in future sessions.

1 - The Connector at a Glance

The Lionbridge Connector for Optimizely has two main interfaces:

  • Lionbridge Connector gadget:

  • opens in the Assets pane

  • provides a translation-status summary

  • includes basic Connector functionality

  • Lionbridge Connector Dashboard:

  • opens in the System workspace

  • provides detailed translation-status information

  • includes enhanced Connector functionality

Lionbridge Connector Gadget:

The gadget displays the following information about each translation project:

  • name
  • status
  • percentage complete The gadget also includes the following Connector functionality, which is available from the context menu for each displayed translation project:
  • creating a project
  • editing a project
  • sending out a project for translation
  • importing translated content into Optimizely
  • publishing translated assets
  • canceling a project
  • removing a project from the Connector

For detailed information about the gadget, see Viewing Your Translation Status Summary.

Lionbridge Connector Dashboard

The Dashboard includes the following Connector functionality:

  • displaying detailed translation-status information about projects
  • filtering the projects displayed in the Dashboard
  • sending out a project for translation viewing archived projects
  • viewing unarchived projects viewing a project
  • editing a project canceling a project
  • importing all available translated content in the project into Optimizely
  • importing translated content in the project into Optimizely for individual target languages viewing translated assets
  • publishing all available imported translated assets in the project
  • publishing imported translated assets in the project for individual target languages
  • archiving a project
  • unarchiving a project
  • removing a project from the Connector

Note: You can create a new project only in the Lionbridge Connector gadget. For detailed information about the Dashboard, see Monitoring Translation Projects.