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Bulk Translation

There are multiple places to configure settings for the Bulk Translation wizard:

Setting Where to Configure For Details, See…
* the default value of the Use Local TM check box in the Advanced Translation Options section of the Translation Options page in the wizard
* which target languages to display in the **Settings** page
* the default value of the **Send Dependent Items** check box in the **Choose Items** page of the wizard
* whether to collect Sitecore items in specific templates, including item buckets, to send out for translation
* the sort order of languages in all user interfaces when sending out content items for translation
the Sitecore user interface Configuring Bulk Translation Settings in Sitecore
all other settings the Website_root/
Website/App_Config/
Include/
CT3Translation.config configuration file
Configuring Bulk Translation Settings in the Configuration File

Note: You can also create an extension to modify the behavior of the Send Dependent Items check box in the Choose Items page of the wizard. For details, see Configuring the Behavior of the Send Dependent Items Check Box.

1 - Configuring Bulk Translation Settings in the Configuration File

You can specify the following settings in the Website_root/Website/App_Config/Include/CT3Translation.config configuration file:

Setting Name Description Supported Values Default Value
ClayTablet.Bulk
Translation
RootID
This sets the /Sitecore/content directory (ID: {0242E282-E7B0-4C57-98D1-B63F0C4F2F76}) as the default root from which the Connector collects items for translation for the Bulk Translation feature. This feature collects large batches of content from the site tree for bulk export. If you want content from only one site to be translated, then you must change the value of this item’s ID to that path. For example if you want to translate items only from Sitecore/Content/home/site1/, then you must change the value of this item’s ID to Sitecore/Content/home/site1/.

Note: There can be only one root directory.
either the default ID or a path {0DE95AE4-41AB-4D01-9EB0-67441B7C2450}
ClayTablet.
Maximum
ItemsInOne
TranslationFile
This setting determines the maximum number of Sitecore items to pack into a single file for translation.  You can adjust the number to better suit your translation requirements.

Recommendation: Discuss this with your translation provider.
an integer 100
ClayTablet.
PreventSenting
ItemsWithout
Workflow
When using the Bulk Translation wizard, determines whether or not the Connector sends out items for translation that are not assigned to a workflow.

* If you set this value to True, then when using the Bulk Translation wizard to send out content for translation, the Connector does not send out items not assigned to a workflow.
* If you set this value to False, then using the Bulk Translation wizard sends out all selected items for translation, even if they are not assigned to a workflow.

**Warning:** This creates a target version with source language content, which becomes publishable immediately.
* True
* False
* True for new Connector
installations
* False for upgraded Connector installations
ClayTablet.State
ToAssignInBulk
Translation
Determine the default translation workflow displayed in Workflow Option: applied to all items selected > With state dropdown list in the Translation Options page of the Bulk Translation wizard. This is the default workflow to assign to source items without a workflow when sending them out for translation from the wizard.

Note: For backwards compatibility with the Connector versions 4.0.8 and lower, the configured value can be either a workflow state or a workflow. If the configured value is a workflow state, it specifies the workflow that the state belongs to.
a workflow or a workflow state 4B7E2DA9-DE43-4C83-88C3-02F042031D04

2 - Configuring Bulk Translation Settings in Sitecore

You can specify some settings for the Bulk Translation wizard in the Sitecore user interface.

Note: Some of the settings in this section are also relevant to other methods of sending content for translation.

To configure settings for the Bulk Translation wizard:
  1. In the Content Editor, in the content tree, navigate to /sitecore/system/Settings/Lionbridge Settings/Lionbridge Connector Settings/.

  2. Click the Lionbridge Connector Settings item to select it and open it in the content area.

  3. Scroll down to the Bulk Translation section.

  1. Specify one or more of the following options:
Option Description
Use Local TM Only send fields with changed content Select or clear this check box to specify the default value of the Use Local TM check box in the Advanced Translation Options section of the Translation Options page in the wizard. For a detailed explanation of this option, refer to “Sending Multiple Content Items for Translation” in the Lionbridge Connector for Sitecore User Guide.
Send Media Content Select or clear this check box to allow or prevent sending binary files of any file type for translation.
Field Types Need Translation Determines which types of fields the Connector can send out for translation when it sends an item for translation. This is relevant for all templates. If you create a custom field type, you must add it to this list so that you can send it out for translation.

Note: You cannot set Shared Fields to be sent out for translation, because these fields are shared across all versions and languages of an item.

To change these fields:
  1. Click the Edit button above the list.
  2. In the dialog box that opens, select the field types to add, and use the blue arrow to copy them to the Selected column. When you are done, click OK.

Tip: You can use the Shift key to select multiple adjacent field types.

By default, the Connector sends out fields of the following field types for translation:
  • text
  • Rich Text
  • html
  • Single-Line Text
  • Multi-Line Text
Default Target Languages In this section, you can select which target languages to select by default in the Settings page of the wizard by selecting the corresponding check boxes. If you do not select any target languages, then all the check boxes for the target languages are blank.
Send dependent items Select or clear this check box to specify the default value of the Send Dependent Items check box in the Choose Items page of the wizard.

Note: This also specifies the default value of the Send Dependent Items check box in the Automatic Item Export for Translation dialog box.
Templates Excluded from Bulk Translation Use the arrows to move items to exclude to the Selected list. This instructs the wizard to exclude Sitecore items with the corresponding templates when it collects items for translation. By default, Bucket and Folder are selected, so that the wizard excludes item buckets and folders from items that it collects to send out for translation.
Sort Languages Alphabetically You can specify the sort order of languages displayed in all user interfaces when sending out content items for translation.
  • To sort languages alphabetically, select this check box.
  • To sort languages in the order specified in sitecore/System/Languages, clear this check box (default setting).
Hide Specify Source Filters page in bulk translation wizard You can configure the Connector to hide the Specify Source Filters page of the Bulk Translation wizard for all users.
  • To hide this page, select this check box.
  • To display this page, clear this check box (default setting).
Hide Excluding Items page in bulk translation wizard You can configure the Connector to hide the Excluding Item(s) page of the Bulk Translation wizard for all users.
  • To hide this page, select this check box.
  • To display this page, clear this check box (default setting).
Hide Excluding Items page in bulk translation wizard You can configure the Connector to hide the final page of the Bulk Translation wizard for all users.
  • To hide this page, select this check box.
  • To display this page, clear this check box (default setting).
Hide SEO Fields in Translation Options page in bulk translation wizard You can configure the Connector to hide the SEO Fields section in the Translation Options page of the Bulk Translation wizard for all users.
  • To hide this section, select this check box.
  • To display this section, clear this check box (default setting).
Hide Use Local TM in Translation Options page in bulk translation wizard You can configure the Connector to hide the Use Local TM check box in the Translation Options page of the Bulk Translation wizard for all users.
  • To hide the Use Local TM check box, select this check box.
  • To display the Use Local TM check box, clear this check box (default setting).
Languages Display Format You can configure how the Connector displays languages in the user interfaces for sending out content for translation. You can use any language item’s field name as a string. You can view these fields in sitecore/System/Languages/<individual language>.

Type a # at the beginning and end of the string, for example:
  • #DisplayName#, which can display French (Canada) | français(Canada). This is the default setting.
  • #Name#, which can display fr.
  • #iso#, which can display fr-CA.

You can include a combination of multiple fields, for example #DisplayName# - #iso#.
Include items without translatable content in payload XML [shared] You can configure the Connector to include content items without any translatable content in the XML payload files. This facilitates translators and reviewers performing in-context review (ICR) of all items submitted for translation. Since these content items do not have any translatable content, the corresponding XML files do not contain any FieldContent tags, which are the tags that identify content for translation.
  • To include content items without any translatable content in the XML payload files, select this check box.
  • To exclude content items without any translatable content from the XML payload files, clear this check box (default setting).
Send latest published version as default You can configure the Connector to display Send the latest published version as the default value in the Item version filter dropdown list in the Specify Source Filters page of the Bulk Translation wizard.
  • To display Send the latest published version as the default value in the Item version filter dropdown list, select this check box.
  • To display Send only the latest version as the default value in the Item version filter dropdown list, clear this check box (default setting).
Not to create new target version if there is nothing to translate You can configure the Connector not to create a new target item version if there is nothing to translate in the source Item. If this option is not selected then the Connector creates a new target version item even when there are no words to translate. By default this setting is not selected or enabled.
Recreate item target version when they are missing This option allows you to recreate a deleted target item if it is currently in translation. By default this setting is not selected or enabled.
  1. Click the Save button in the top-left corner to save your changes.