Once the product variants exit the internal record creation workflow, they are evaluated for translation just as other internal source records. If either the 'Start translation into French?' or 'Start translation into German?' attributes on the record have a value of 'Yes,' then the record is initiated into the translation workflow for that language.
Data Management Accelerator for Retail checks the translation status of the parent internal master product.
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If the internal master product for a variant has never been translated into the target language, the internal master product is initiated into the translation workflow along with its variant child.
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If the internal master product has been previously translated, only the internal source record is initiated into the translation workflow.
Translating Products and Variants Simultaneously
Master products and their variant children that are in the translation workflow simultaneously follow these basic rules:
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Internal master products that have finished translating may exit the translation workflow even if they have product variant children that are still in the translation workflow.
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If the product variant has finished translating in a particular language but its master product parent has not, then the product variant will enter a waiting state for that language until its master product parent has finished translating.
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When a master product has finished translating in a particular language, the system first checks if any of its child variants are in the waiting state for that language and allows the variants to transition out of the language waiting state.
Translating Products and Variants After Onboarding
Much the same as a non-variant internal source record, the user may initiate any previously onboarded internal master product and/or its variant children into the translation workflow at any time from their respective object type screens by clicking the Send For Translation button.
Exporting to downstream systems
Since all relevant information from the internal master product inherits to its variant children, only the variants (internal source record objects) are exported in the 'Products Outbound – E-commerce OIEP'.