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Translation Activity

Users can reach Translation Activity screen either from the Control Center Dashboard or from the Authoring Activity drop-down on the mega menu.

Users with Translation Admin permissions will see the Translation Activity container in their Dashboard. Note however, users will only see this when they are in the Variant Site itself, not in their Master Site, so they will need to switch sites using the main Site Switch drop-down at the top of the screen.

The Update container gives information on items that are ready to send for translation, have been sent, those received and any errors or cancellations.

Users can reach the Master Site Updates Screen by clicking on one of the numbers in the container or by using the Authoring Activity drop-down on the main iAPPS Menu.

Translation Activity features a number of tabs:

• Ready to end for Translation
• Sent for Translation
• Translation Received
• Error in Submission
• Submissions Canceled
• Completed.

These statuses reflect the current number of Batches and their status. All translations are sent out in batches. Batches can be as large or small as you want them, from a single page to hundreds.

• Users can put pages in a Translation Batch from both Site Editor and from the Translation Activity screen.
• Batches can be sent immediately or held and sent as desired.

• From Translation Activity, users can also send all Menu Items on the entire menu structure for translation at once. (Individual menu items can be translated at the same time as their associated pages.
• If some items have already been translated, the entire menu structure will be sent for translation. However, typically that information will be in your translation cache and not translated again, but that will depend on the translation service used on your site.

Translation Activity Tabs

On all tabs, clicking edit will give you the Translation Batch detailed listing. Highlight an item to view it in Site Editor.

Translating the Menu Structure

Individual menu items can be translated at the same time as their associated pages.

To translate the entire menu structure (menu items, not the associated pages):

1. In Translation Activity (Authoring Activity > Translation Activity), click Translate Menu
2. In the resulting Translate Menu screen, enter a Batch Name.
3. Check the box next to Include Menu Description, if you want them to also be translated.
4. Choose a Translate To and From Language. Typically, these will already show the default languages for the current Site Variant and the Master Site.
5. Add any special instructions in the Text box.
6. Click Submit Now.
7. The batch will be submitted for Translation.