Language manifest view

The language manifest dynamically provides you with status on objects in the Translation cycle.

You track the status of an object for a specific language by opening a language manifest for that language from within the translation manifest. Thus, the Details side panel still references the Translation Manifest, but the grid points to the language manifest for the selected language, such as Spanish. The language manifest dynamically updates. Use the Status column to monitor the progress of each object while in the Translation cycle.

Note: To distinguish a language manifest from a translation manifest, use grid information as your cue. In the Page field, if you see the [lang code][lang name] (status), you know you are in a language manifest. In addition, the grid banner includes the hexagonal shape that surrounds , the Language Manifest object type icon, which also denotes it is in the Translation cycle.
Note: If any of the objects are dimmed, it means that this is a reference only. Once you import translated objects, the content actually exists and you can interact with them as you normally would.
Figure: Language Manifest view
Table 1. Language manifest grid contents

Object's column item

Cycle

Description

Title

Translation

Object's translated title

(Doesn't change until import)

Status

Translation

Object's virtual status, such as In translation

Original Title

Authoring

Object's initial title

Original Revision

Authoring

Object's original revision number at time of snapshot, which appends to the filename, such as 2

Original Status

Authoring

Object's original status at time of snapshot, such as Authoring:done

Managed By

Translation

Object's related language manifest (LM) and its related translation manifest (TM) that is the primary manager of that object, even if the object is part of and sent with multiple LMs. The 3 possible value types are:

  • No managing LM

  • Current or active LM

  • The name of the another TM

Localization Initial Status

Translation

Virtual status of corresponding object in Translation at time of initial snapshot, such as In translation or Do not translate

Note: While this status is not a column included by default, you can add it.

Type

Authoring

Object's type, such as map

ID

Authoring

Object's identifier, such as:

abc0123456789012

Filename

Authoring

Object's filename, followed by a semicolon and its revision number, such as:

abc0123456789012.dita;2

Filepath Authoring

Object's filepath, such as:

/content/authoring/abc0123456789012.dita