Accelerator for Retail Translation

The retailer may need to show products in different languages, either because the products are distributed in several countries, or because there are several official languages in the retailer's country.

What is translated

The data on the internal source record can be translated.

Types of translation

The following types of translation are included in the Data Management Accelerator for Retail solution:

	Translation in PIM The translation is handled internally by a translator or a team of translators directly in Accelerator for Retail Web UI.
	Translation Service The translation involves an external service (such as SDL or Lionbridge) via asynchronous translations functionality.

	User	Role
	Buyer	Regarding translation, the buyer decides if a product is to be translated in a certain language. The translation then becomes the responsibility of the translator.
	Quality Assurance Expert	During the onboarding process (refer to the Onboarding 5 - Retailer Adds Sell Side Specific Data topic here), when doing the final review, the quality assurance expert can ask for a product to be translated.
	Translator	The translator works in the retailer's team and is in charge of the translation, which can be done personally, in-house, or by an external translation service.
	Translation Reviewer	Reviews the translation once it has been done by the translator.
	Translation Service	A translation service (such as asynchronous services like Lionbridge or SDL) translates content on demand, under the supervision of the retailer's translator.

Process

The translation process involves the following steps, each of which is described in the topics shown below.

	Setup — The retailer configures who will translate and what type of translation to use. Refer to the Translation Process 1 - Setup topic here.
	Translating Specific Products — The retailer decides if a specific product or group of products must be translated. Refer to the Translation Process 2 - Translating Specific Products topic here.
	Translation -The translator performs and reviews the translation. Refer to the Translation Process 3 - Translation topic here.
	Matching & Linking and Gating — The PIM executes matching and linking and runs some controls (gating process). Refer to the Translation Process 4 - Matching, Linking, and Gating topic here.