Key Features

• 1: Multiple Ways of Sending Content for Translation
• 2: Optimizing Translation Costs (Use Local TM)
• 3: Selecting a Translation Provider

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.

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.

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.