Getting Started with the Connector

• 1: Key Features
• 1.1: Multiple Ways of Sending Content for Translation
• 1.2: Optimizing Translation Costs (Use Local TM)
• 1.3: Selecting a Translation Provider
• 2: The Connector at a Glance
• 3: Working with Lists
• 3.1: Navigating Pages in a List
• 3.2: Setting Column Width
• 3.3: Sorting by Column
• 3.4: Changing Column Order
• 4: Grouping Content Items by Column

1 - Key Features

The Lionbridge Connector for Sitecore (the “Connector”) has the following key features:

• Multiple Ways of Sending Content for Translation

• Optimizing Translation Costs (Use Local TM)

• Selecting a Translation Provider

1.1 - Multiple Ways of Sending Content for Translation

• There are the following multiple ways to send content items out for translation:

  • Send a single content item for translation from the Sitecore Content Editor. For details, see Submitting a Content Item for Translation using the Content Editor.

  • Send a single content item for translation from the Sitecore Experience Editor. For details, see Submitting Content for Translation from the Experience Editor.

  • Send multiple content items using the Bulk Translation wizard. You can filter to exclude content, and send out requests for translations of one target language at a time. For details, see Sending Multiple Content Items for Translation.

  • Send multiple content items from Sitecore search results. For details, see Submitting Content for Translation from Sitecore Search Results.

• Depending on your company’s Connector configuration, you may be able to send content out for translation either immediately or via a queue.

  • Send content immediately to the translation provider.

  • Send content via the Translation Queue, which enables you to group items together by project and priority, target language, and require additional approval. For details, see Submitting Content for Translation from the Translation Queue.

1.2 - Optimizing Translation Costs (Use Local TM)

The Use Local TM feature helps you reduce translation costs, by reducing the quantity of content that Connector sends to translation providers. With this feature, the Connector sends only changed content fields out for translation. To do this, it checks each field of the source version for any content changes. 

However, this feature needs Connector translation backup data, and it increases the Connector processing time before sending out the items for translation. For information on enabling Connector translation backup data, refer to the Lionbridge Connector for Sitecore Installation and Configuration Guide.

This feature is available:

• by selecting the Use Local TM check box in the Translation Options page of the Bulk Translation wizard, as described in Sending Multiple Content Items for Translation.

• by selecting the Use LocalTM check box in the Automatic Item Export for Translation dialog box, as described in Submitting a Content Item for Translation using the Content Editor and Submitting Content for Translation from the Experience Editor.

1.3 - Selecting a Translation Provider

If your company has multiple translation providers, your company’s Connector setup may enable you to select which one to use when you send out items for translation.

This feature is available:

• in the Translation Queue, as described in Submitting Content for Translation from the Translation Queue.

• in the Translation Options page of the Bulk Translation wizard, as described in Sending Multiple Content Items for Translation.

• when sending an individual content item for translation from the Sitecore Content Editor, as described in Submitting a Content Item for Translation using the Content Editor.

• when sending an individual content item for translation from the Sitecore Page Editor, as described in Submitting Content for Translation from the Experience Editor.

2 - The Connector at a Glance

You access the Lionbridge Connector for Sitecore (“Connector”) directly from the Sitecore user interfaces–from the Content Editor and the Experience Editor.

Note: Not all Connector features are available in all Sitecore user interfaces.

Sitecore Content Editor

• You can use the Lionbridge Translation tab in the Sitecore Content Editor to perform multiple translation-management tasks and to view a summary of the translation status of all the content items in your Sitecore instance:

• You can use the Translate button in the Review tab in the Sitecore Content Editor to send out a single item for translation:

• You can use the Lionbridge Workflow Config template to build your own translation workflow:

• You can view summary information about an item’s translation status in the information bars, and you can click the Item Translation Details link to view additional information about an item’s translation.

• You can use the Lionbridge Sample Workflow workflow to configure your translation workflow:

Sitecore Experience Editor

You can use the Translate To button on the Lionbridge Translation tab in the Sitecore Experience Editor to send a single content item for translation:

3 - Working with Lists

The Connector has many list pages, often for displaying lists of content items.

Tips: For lists where you can select multiple items, press the Shift key to select a range of adjacent items. Press the Ctrl key to select multiple non-adjacent items.

You can perform the following actions in list pages: 

• A list with many items may have multiple pages. You can navigate among pages in a list. For details, see Navigating Pages in a List.
• You can set the width of a column in the list. For details, see Setting Column Width.
• You can change the column order. For details, see Changing Column Order.
• You can sort the items in the list by a specific column. For details, see Sorting by Column.
• You can group the items in the list by one of the columns in the Translation Queue. For details, see Grouping Content Items by Column.

3.1 - Navigating Pages in a List

If there are many items in a list, the list may have multiple pages. The navigation bar below the list helps you navigate through the pages and displays your position in the list.

For example, the Add an Account dialog box may have multiple pages in its list.

You use the arrow keys at the bottom of a list to navigate through multiple pages in a list.

Arrow Key	What It Does
	Opens the first page.
	Opens the previous page.
	Opens the next page.
	Opens the last page.

The bottom right corner of the windows displays the current page in the list, the total number of pages in the list, and the total number of items in the list. The maximum number of items displayed in a list page depends on the particular list.

3.2 - Setting Column Width

You can set the width of any column in a list.

1. Mouse-over the right border of the column.

   The cursor is displayed as a white line with arrows at each end.

2. Drag the column border to its new position.

   • Dragging the column border to the left makes the column narrower.
   • Dragging the column border to the right makes the column wider.

3.3 - Sorting by Column

By default, items in a list are displayed by alphabetical order of the item in the first column of the list.

You can sort items in a list by any column. For example, suppose that you want to display all content items by language.

• Click the column heading.

For example, click the Language column heading.

The first time you click in the column heading, the column contents are sorted in ascending order. The arrow in the column heading indicates the sort order.

• If you want to reverse the sort order, click again in the column heading.

3.4 - Changing Column Order

You can change the order in which columns in lists are displayed. For example, suppose you want to move the Language column to the right of the Version column.

1. Click the column heading to move.

For example, click the Language column heading.

2. While you hold down the cursor, drag the column heading to the new position. (A copy of the column heading “floats” above the table.) Red arrows indicate the new position of the column.

3. Release the cursor when the column is in its new position.

4 - Grouping Content Items by Column

In the Translation Queue, you can group the items by one of the columns. The example below shows how to group the content items by the Language column.

1. Click the column heading. For example, click the Item Path column heading.

2. While you hold down the cursor, drag the column heading to the Drag a column to this area to group by it area above the list on the left.

The list items are grouped by the column you dragged.

3. Click an Expand button to view the items in each column group.

For a detailed description of the Translation Queue, see Submitting Content for Translation from the Translation Queue.