The Lionbridge Connector at a Glance
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The Connector uses the Drupal TMGMT module’s user interface for managing your translations with Lionbridge. You use the following pages to view manage your translations:
| Page | How to Open | What It Displays | What You Can Do Here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content page | Click the Content menu. | all content items, including those without an assigned language | view a list of items |
| Content overview page / Sources tab | Select Translation > Sources from the menu. | all items with an assigned language, both submitted and non submitted | view a list of items that have languages assigned |
| Job overview page / Jobs tab | Select Translation > Jobs from the menu. | all submitted jobs, including jobs that have finished | abort jobs, delete jobs, accept translations, open the Job page |
| Translation page / Cart tab | Select Translation > Cart from the menu. | all items that were added to the cart | select the target languages for a job and request translation, which opens the Job overview page |
| Job overview page (no displayed page name) | Click Request translation or Request translations in the following pages:
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a list of all items in a job, including word count, and fields for specifying the job settings | specify the job settings for the translation job for the specified target language |
| Review Translation page (no displayed page name) | In the Job page, when the job is in Translated state, click Review. | source and target (translated) content | compare and update source content and its translation |
| View Translation page (no displayed page name) | In the Job page, when the job is in Accepted state, click View. | source and target (translated) content | compare source content and its translation |
Screen captures of pages
Content page
Content overview page / Sources tab
Job overview page / Jobs tab
Translation page / Cart tab
Job overview page (no displayed page name)
Job page (no displayed page name)
[Review Translation page (no displayed page name)
View Translation page (no displayed page name)
Important concepts in Drupal TMGMT
| Request translation | Opens the Job overview page, where you group items into a translation job and add job parameters. |
| Submit to provider | Drupal TMGMT creates a job to translate specified items into specified target language and sends it to a provider (the Connector). |
| Add to cart | Adds selected items to the Cart. |