Build 1

Shipped: 2022.12.06

Introduction

xlate.metamation.com is a cloud based, distributed web application, developed by Metamation to manage the localized translations of Metamation products. It provides an integrated workflow to:

• Add new keywords with reference translation when a new Product build is released.
• Collaboratively translate the new texts to the multiple target languages.
• Pull and synchronize the static product resources with the translated texts.

The image below displays different parts of this single page web application. Use the dropdown menus from the top-left corner to select the translation dictionary you wish to work on. Arranged from the left to the right are Product, Source Locale, Target Locale, and State Filter menus.

• Product: Use this menu to select the product from Flux, Praxis, RA and Vulcan.
• Source Locale: Use this to select the reference dictionary.
• Target Locale: Use this to select the language you are translating into.
• State Filter: Use this to select translated or untranslated texts.

The Translation Workflow

• When a new build is released, the Product development team uses a command line utility to batch upload the newly added English texts to the translation database.

• The translation partners can view these new texts by applying the untranslated texts filter. And can start adding new translations via the text boxes in the right.

• The translation is automatically saved on text change and the textbox background turns light-green. Light-red background is displayed on save error. The textbox tooltip displays the underlying error.
  
  The translation is automatically saved on text change and the textbox background turns light-green. Light-red background is displayed on save error. The textbox tooltip displays the underlying error.

• The development team can use the same tool to pull the translated texts from translation database to a set of static files which are embedded into the application resources during the next release.