The Akeneo Connector supports translation of products, product models, and categories. Translations are requested from within the Smartling platform, and translated content is automatically sent to Akeneo.
Once the Akeneo Connector has been connected and set up, you will find Akeneo content in the Akeneo tab in your Smartling project. Here, you will be able to manage the translation process. From the Akeneo tab, you will be able to request and authorize content for translation.
Request Translations
There are two ways in which you can Request Translation;
1) Select the asset > Actions > Request Translation. This option also allows you to select multiple assets for translation.
2) Click the information icon of an asset > Request Translation. This option allows you to request translation for only that individual asset.
Both options will open the Request Translation wizard.
The Request Translation two-step wizard will appear for you to enter the Job details. You can choose to create a New Job or add the asset to an Existing Job.
- Insert the Job Name - the title for the translation task in Smartling.
- Ensure the file selection is correct. Click the X to remove any asset listed.
- Insert a description for the linguists, if desired.
- Select the Target Languages.
- Click Save Job and Continue to create the Job in Smartling.
The next step will display the Job Processing. Once the processing is complete, the Authorize Job button will activate by turning blue. Click Authorize Job to set a Job Due Date, choose the workflow and submit the asset(s) for translation.
Translation Delivery to Akeneo
As translations are completed, they are automatically sent to Akeneo. Files that have never been translated in Smartling before are delivered back as soon as the file has been translated in Smartling.
Files that have been translated previously but have since been updated, the translations are returned to Akeneo immediately.
Translated assets are delivered back to Akeneo within the original asset, for all languages. This means that the original asset will contain all translated versions of the asset in the languages the translation was requested in.
You can always get the translation to Akeneo manually as well. To perform a manual export of translated content from Smartling to Akeneo:
- From your Akeneo project, click the Akeneo tab
- Select the translated assets to download (Bulk-Select and Export is supported)
- Click Actions and select Export Translation
Editing Translations in Smartling
If you update the translations in Smartling, the updated translations will deliver back to Akeneo within the scheduled cron.