Configure MT Profiles in Machine Translation Settings

Machine Translation Settings is your global machine translation configuration. Here you can create MT Profiles and set them to specific areas of Smartling. You can also configure language-specific MT Profiles within each area of Smartling. 

Profiles Tab

You must first create an MT Profile before configuring it to a product area. Creating, editing and deleting MT Profiles can be done in the Profiles tab of the Machine Translation Settings.

Create MT Profiles

1. Click Account Settings > Machine Translation Settings
2. Click on the Profiles tab
3. Click on Create MT Profile
4. Define a name and select a provider
   • Alternatively, choose Copy Source to Target to create this translation method as a translation provider option in your workflow configuration.
5. Enter the credentials. 
6. (Optional) Click Test Credentials to ensure the credentials are correct. Ensure all fields are complete before testing (including the Profile Name).
7. (Optional) Define language-specific credentials and rules. This only applies for trained MT engines with different credentials by language, i.e. Amazon Translate, Google AutoML, and Microsoft Translator.

Edit MT Profiles

1. In the Account Settings dropdown, click on Machine Translation Settings
2. Click on the Profiles tab
3. Click on the MT Profile name you want to edit
4. The Edit MT Profile dialog appears where you can edit and test MT Profile credentials and define new language-specific credentials and rules.

You cannot edit Smartling Auto Select.

Delete MT Profiles

1. In the Account Settings dropdown, click on Machine Translation Settings
2. Click on the Profiles tab
3. Click the ellipses under Actions > Delete

You cannot delete an MT Profile that is assigned to a workflow. You need to re-assign the workflow step to another translation option. If you unassign an MT Profile while translations are in progress, translation progress will stop. The translations will remain in the translation step until the step is reassigned.

Settings tab

Machine Translation settings allow you to enable and configure the MT Profiles you want to use to translate in each area of Smartling:

• CAT Tool
• Smartling Translate
• API

MT Profiles in the CAT Tool

1. Go to Account Settings > Machine Translation Settings
2. On the Settings tab, click the CAT Tool tab
3. Toggle the Enable MT in the CAT Tool switch on
   • Toggle the switch off to disable machine translation
4. Choose a default MT Profile from the dropdown
5. (Optional) Define language-specific rules to use different MT Profiles for different languages in the CAT Tool. For example, you can define "Google MT" as your default MT Profile and "Microsoft MT" for French and Spanish. 

Tip: For more information, read MT in the CAT Tool.

MT Profiles in Smartling Translate

1. Go to Account Settings > Machine Translation Settings
2. On the Settings tab, click the Smartling Translate tab
3. Toggle the Enable MT in Smartling Translate switch on
   • Toggle the switch off to disable machine translation
4. Choose a default MT Profile from the dropdown
5. (Optional) Define language-specific rules to use different MT Profiles for different languages in Smartling Translate. For example, you can define "Google MT" as your default MT Profile and "Microsoft MT" for French and Spanish. 

Tip: For more information, read our documentation on Smartling Translate.

MT Profiles in the API

1. Go to Account Settings > Machine Translation Settings
2. On the Settings tab, click the API tab
3. Toggle the Enable MT in the API switch on to enable machine translation
   • Toggle the switch off to disable machine translation
4. Choose a default MT Profile from the dropdown
5. (Optional) Define language-specific rules to use different MT Profiles for different languages in the API. For example, you can define "Google MT" as your default MT Profile and "Microsoft MT" for French and Spanish. 

Tip: For more information, read our API documentation on Machine Translation.

MT Profiles in the GDN

To enable site-wise machine translation with the GDN:

1. In your GDN project, click the Settings tab
2. On the left-hand menu, click Machine Translation
3. Under Automatic Machine Translation, toggle the switch to ON

Next, configure your preferred MT Profile to translate your website:

1. Go to Account Settings > Machine Translation Settings
2. On the Settings tab, click the GDN tab
3. Toggle the Enable MT in the GDN switch on to enable machine translation
   • Toggle the switch off to disable machine translation
4. Choose a default MT Profile from the dropdown
5. (Optional) Define language-specific rules to use different MT Profiles for different languages in the API. For example, you can define "Google MT" as your default MT Profile and "Microsoft MT" for French and Spanish. 

Tip: For more information, read our documentation on the GDN.

MT Profiles in the Zendesk Support Plugin

1. Go to Account Settings > Machine Translation Settings
2. On the Settings tab, click the Zendesk Support Plugin tab
3. Toggle the Enable MT in the Zendesk Support Plugin switch on to enable machine translation
   • Toggle the switch off to disable machine translation
4. Choose a default MT Profile from the dropdown
5. (Optional) Define language-specific rules to use different MT Profiles for different languages in the Zendesk Support Plugin. For example, you can define "Google MT" as your default MT Profile and "Microsoft MT" for French and Spanish. 

Tip: For more information, read our documentation on the Zendesk Support Plugin.