Translation of existing file metadata

With the AI Suite, starting from versions 13.9.0 and 12.15.0, you have the option to translate existing file metadata using the WorkflowManager.

The following section explains the procedure step by step.

Die Benutzeroberfläche zeigt eine Datei-Management-Anwendung mit Optionen zur Generierung und Übersetzung von Metadaten.

1. Where do I find the function?

You can access the input mask as follows:

Through the file list backend module:

Open the AI Suite file list module
Select the desired folder in the file list
Select “Translate Metadata”

Through the context menu (in the file list module):

Select the desired folder in the file list and open the context menu with a right-click
Select “AI Suite”
Select “Translate File Metadata”

2. Structure of the initial input mask

Under “Selected directories”, choose the directories you want to translate. “Add directory” opens the folder browser, and the cross on an entry removes a directory you already selected.
Set the “Sub-level depth”. “Only the selected directories” corresponds to depth 0, and up to 5 sub-levels are possible.
Select the metadata field (by default, “All Fields” is selected here)
Select the source language (all standard languages of your entry pages are available here)
Select the target language (all translation languages of your entry pages are available here)
Show only file metadata from included files if needed
Display files for translation (the found files including title and alternative text are grouped by directory, and each group can be expanded and collapsed)

Several directories at once

Since versions 14.4.0/13.16.0/12.22.0 you can select several directories at once. Each run covers a maximum of 50 directories and 1000 files. When that limit is reached, the AI Suite truncates the result list and tells you about it. Directories you have no permission for, or that cannot be found, are skipped and reported as well. Your selection is kept until you change it. If you open the WorkflowManager through the context menu of the file list, you start again with the directory selected there.

Die Benutzeroberfläche zeigt ein Dashboard zur Übersetzung von Dateimetadaten in verschiedene Sprachen an.

3. Translating the metadata

In einem modernen Interface wird ein KI-Modell zur Textgenerierung ausgewählt, während Benutzerdateien hochgeladen werden.

Now you can select the found results and finally initiate the batch processing.

The results mask is structured as follows:

Select the AI model
Select a glossary (only displayed if at least one glossary is available for the selected translation)
Select all or individual file metadata
Execute translation

4. Validation of the generated metadata translations

When you generate the metadata translations with AI, they are subsequently generated step by step in the background and added to the TaskEngine.