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etiennedelille
Community Member
4 months ago

Update to the content of training courses that had already been translated

Hello,

Currently, I have teams using the translation system, but they’re encountering an issue with training materials that had already been translated. Let me explain:

We have existing training materials that were published in X languages (before the translation system was implemented).

When we try to translate updates to these modules, the entire module ends up being translated all over again. The problem is that the previous translations had already been approved by the business teams, and they are now being overwritten.

Are you considering a way to translate specific parts of the content so we can combine them with existing, already-approved translations? Or is there a workaround that we haven’t identified yet?

 

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Etienne.

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6 Replies

  • LucianaPiazza's avatar
    LucianaPiazza
    Staff
    4 months ago

    Hello etiennedelille,

    Thank you for reaching out. Currently it is not possible to translate only a portion of your course at a time. We have shared your insight with our product team so they know how this would impact your workflow. We'll share any future updates in this thread, so all are in the loop!

    Thanks for helping make Articulate Localization even better! 

    • etiennedelille's avatar
      etiennedelille
      Community Member
      22 days ago

      Hello,

      Do you have any updates on this matter?

      Thanks in advance.

      Etienne.

      • LucianaPiazza's avatar
        LucianaPiazza
        Staff
        22 days ago

        Hi etiennedelille​,

        Thanks for checking back in, and for your patience. I don’t have an update to share right now, and I don’t want to promise a timeline or outcome.

        I understand that translating an update retranslates the entire module and overwrites the translations your business teams have already approved. You’d like to translate only the changed parts.

        To help us understand the impact:

        • How many courses and languages does this apply to?
        • What does it take for your teams to re-review overwritten translations?

         

        Thanks again for sharing how this plays out for your team!

  • etiennedelille's avatar
    etiennedelille
    Community Member
    21 days ago

    Thank you for your feedback.

    In our case, this could apply to dozens of training courses—some of which have been translated into 6–8 languages ​​using XLIFF files—representing a significant volume of work.

    Internally within the company we do not have the expertise to verify these languages, therefore they are reviewed and corrected by experts from the various relevant entities of the Group. So for them too this is a significant burden and we want to avoid repeating what has already been done.

    Have a great day,

    Etienne.

    • LucianaPiazza's avatar
      LucianaPiazza
      Staff
      21 days ago

      Hello etiennedelille, 

      Thanks for explaining the coordination this involves for your team. I can see how much work it would take to repeat the translation review across dozens of courses.

      While I can’t promise a specific outcome, the details you shared help us understand the impact on your team.

  • BethKundel's avatar
    BethKundel
    Community Member
    1 hour ago

    I'm in the same boat at @https://community.articulate.com/users/etiennedelille/716382. My language validators spent more than a dozen hours validating translations. Then I went in and made minor updates (mostly links) and it overwrote all of their work! I'm shocked that this was not taken into account with the functionality! This is what we thought the whole value of the translation software was! Very disappointed!