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Searching for Translation Status

This topic addresses how to search for an object's translation status (Up to date, Re-Translation Needed, etc.) using the advanced search functionality. By reading through this topic, a user should be able to search for and locate an object's translation status in the STEP workbench.

STEP enables users to quickly search for the translation status of a given object using the Advanced Search capabilities located on the Search tab. Using either object type, target language, or the translation status as the search filter, users can find out not only whether an object's translation into a target language is Up to Date, but, for example, how many products in the Danish context are in Re-translation Needed status.

This functionality may prove useful in a number of common scenarios. For instance, if you know that some products were updated after the translation export was sent for French translation, you may want to alert the translation vendor so they know to expect updates for those products. To do this, you could run a search of all relevant products translating from English to French, that are in Re-Translation Needed status. This would provide you with a reliable list of all products to query with your translation vendor.

Below is a step-by-step description of how to initiate an advanced search for objects by their translation status.

Initiating a translation status search

  1. Verify the relevant context has been selected.

Correct selection of context is important because it restricts which languages can be searched as you continue to build the search. More on this in the description for step five.

  1. Click the Search tab. The panel below will display in the left navigation panel.

  1. Click the Search Criteria Type Selector ( ), and select Translation Status from the dropdown.
  2. In the Type dropdown, choose the object type you want to search for. The user may choose between these object types: Classification, Product, Asset, Attribute, and LOV.

  1. In the Language area, select Source language or Target language, and then choose the relevant language. You may notice that, as default, the source language is set to your current context and grayed out. It may be changed, but the moment you select Source Language, the Target Language switches to the language your context is currently set to.

  1. In the Translation Status area, check one or more of the listed status types you would like to include in your search. For instance, including the statuses Re-translation Needed and In Progress in your search will bring up all objects of the object type selected in step four that are currently in either Re-translation Needed or In Progress status. These are the status options available to include in your search:
Status Description

Re-translation Needed

Master language has been changed since last translation.

Up to Date

Master language has not been changed since last translation.

In Progress

Translation has been exported, but not yet imported.

Not Translated

Object has never been translated.
  1. Click Search.

  1. If the search has generated results, they will display in the Search Results List, located beneath the Add Criteria / Operator button ( ).

  1. Clicking on any of the objects listed in the search results will take the user directly to the object.

For more information on the search functionality, see the Search Overview documentation in the Getting Started guide here.

 

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