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Give Content Files to a Localization Team or Vendor

To add localized content, send the backpack to your localization team or vendor. The backpack is a ZIP file, downloaded from Trailmaker, that contains the module or trail’s source files. You can send the backpack ZIP file or give the vendor access to your version control system (VCS) to download the backpack. After the vendor translates your content, the vendor can upload the backpack—updated with the localized files—to your VCS. Then, you can publish the localized content.

Required Editions

Available in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions
User Roles
This topic supports these enablement site roles:
  • Release Managers
  • Localization Team or Vendor

In general, complete these steps when you give your files to a localization vendor:

  1. Find the backpack for the content that you want to localize. You can:
  2. Give the backpack with the source files to your localization vendor. To help your localization vendor complete the request more efficiently, specify which elements in the backpack you want them to translate.
  3. The localization team or vendor translates the source files and returns the backpack to you.
    Important
    Important
    • Many localization teams and vendors use computer-aided translation tools that protect HTML, JSON, and YAML code from being edited. The translator can change content values, but can’t modify any tags, attributes, or other underlying code.
    • If your localization team or vendor doesn’t work with such software, they can use a text editor that shows the code. However, they must take care to avoid editing code.
    • Avoid word processors for translation because word processors can insert code artifacts that can make future edits and translations more difficult.
    • You can’t use Trailmaker to translate content.
  4. When you receive the backpack with the localized content, confirm that its structure is correct by reviewing the guidelines for localizing files in a backpack.

When you’re ready, add the localized backpack to an unpublished release and publish by completing the steps in Preview and Publish Localized Content.

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