Changed Source Strings and Outdated Translations

The impact of changes made to the source language

This article will cover what outdated translations means, how to locate and review outdated translations, and how to fix them.

Table of Contents

1. How to Trace Source String Changes
2. How to Assign Outdated Translations to Team Reviews
3. How to Order a Review for Outdated Translations
4. How to Approve Outdated Translations

The Outdated Translation warning activates automatically when a change is made to the source text for a string where a translation already exists. As shown below, if a translation is outdated, it will be highlighted with a warning in the editor. Additionally, users can filter for outdated translations.

How to Trace Source String Changes

Users can view the Change Log to see exactly what was changed, by which user, and when the change was made.

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How to Assign Outdated Translations to Team Reviewers

If outdated translations need to be reviewed by other team members, users can assign the strings to user groups using the Applanga Workflow Status Interface. (see the User Groups page for more information). The members of the user groups will receive a notification that the outdated translations are set to “Needs Review.”

The workflow status interface can be accessed on string level (1) or for any multiple strings at once by selecting them (2) via the “State” button (3).

From the workflow pop-up dialogue, the translation workflow status should be set to “Needs Review.” Additionally, the comment field can be used to provide feedback and context.

If multiple strings were selected and the pop-up was opened via the “State” button, the translation status and comment will be applied to all selected strings.

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How to Order a Review for Outdated Translations

Outdated translations can be included in Translation Orders. To include Outdated Translations in an order for review or updates, in the Select Strings section of the order creation form, select either option with “Outdated Translations.”

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How to Approve Outdated Translations

If no translation changes are required after becoming outdated, users can approve outdated target or draft translations from the multi-edit dropdown. See the Multi-Edit Options page for more information.

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