The Sitecore XM Cloud Connector supports Instant Translation, allowing you to generate translations without creating a translation job or moving content through a traditional workflow.

Instant Translation works the same way across all hosted connectors. For an overview of how it works and how to configure your MT engine or LLM provider, see Instant Translation for Connectors & Plugins. This article covers Sitecore XM Cloud-specific steps and information.

Before you begin

If you have not already set up a Sitecore XM Cloud project in Smartling, follow the steps in Setting Up Your Sitecore XM Cloud Connector. Then configure your preferred MT or LLM Profile on the Sitecore XM Cloud tab of the AI Hub's Instant MT settings.

Instant translations are completed using the Profile configured in Instant MT settings. To configure your preferred MT or LLM translation provider, log into your Smartling account (requires Account Owner or Project Manager user role).

• From the top navigation of your Smartling dashboard, access the AI Hub.
  
• In the Instant MT section, select the Sitecore XM Cloud tab.
• Here, enable Machine Translation for Sitecore XM Cloud.
• Under Default Profile, choose your preferred MT Profile or LLM Profile.
  • If needed, language-specific Profiles can be configured.
• Optionally, glossary terms can be inserted in machine translations.

Requesting and receiving instant translations

As a hosted connector, requesting and receiving instant translations with Sitecore XM Cloud follows the same process as every other hosted connector. For step-by-step instructions, see Instant Translation for Connectors & Plugins.

In short: from the Sitecore XMC tab, select the assets you want to translate, then in the Actions menu select Request Instant Translation instead of adding the content to a job. Completed translations are delivered automatically back to your Sitecore XM Cloud environment, the same as with a standard translation request.

For additional resources, see the Sitecore XM Cloud Connector documentation.