Workflow definitions
XTM Cloud default workflows include:
translate.
translate # review.
translate # review # review.
translate > correct.
translate > correct > correct.
translate , correct.
translate , correct > review.
translate , review.
translate , review > review.
translate # correct.
translate > correct # review.
Symbol/ special character | Description |
|---|---|
| steps can be processed at the same time |
| the next step cannot be started until the previous step for that bundle is finished |
| the next step cannot be started until the previous step for all the bundles is finished |
For each task, a linguist can choose to:
finish the task.
reject the task.
decline the task: the PM will have to assign it to another person.
Step name | User functionality |
|---|---|
Translate | Edit target text. Manually add comments. |
Correct | Edit target text. Manually add comments. If the target text is changed a new comment is automatically created to record the change made. |
Review | Manually add comments |
LQA | Check translation errors |
Management task | Files can be downloaded but not updated. Example entering cost details, approving cost and proposals, printing files, sending files to client |
Non-CAT tool process | Files can be downloaded and updated in XTM, but the TM and project segments will not be modified. Example 31. Example DTP (Desktop Publishing) |
Automatic |
|
Note
The system Administrator can also create custom steps.
By default, when a new project is created, each job contains all the segments from the file (e.g., if a document has 150 segments, XTM Cloud creates the tasks for segments 1-150).
The Project Manager can then split the default tasks into smaller parts.
Each bundle in the project follows the same steps in the workflow.
Translate 1 |
| Review 1 |
| Review 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bundle 1 | Task (translate1,bundle1) |
| Task (review1,bundle1) |
| Task (review2,bundle1) |
Bundle 2 | Task (translate1,bundle2) |
| Task (review1,bundle2) |
| Task (review2,bundle2) |
In this workflow example:
once the workflow has been started, Translator 1 and Reviewer 1 can work simultaneously
the tasks in Review2 are initially not active
When Reviewer1 has finished reviewing bundle1, the task Review2 for bundle 1 becomes active and Reviewer2 can start work, irrespective of the status of bundle 2
Translate 1 |
| Correct 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Bundle 1 | Task (translate1,bundle1) |
| Task (review1,bundle1) |
Bundle 2 | Task (translate1,bundle2) |
| Task (review1,bundle2) |
In this workflow example:
once the workflow has been started, only Translator 1 can start work.
the tasks in Correct1 are initially not active.
when Correct1 only became active when both bundles 1 and 2 have been finished in Translate.