Overview: Reviewing Documents

Documents are reviewed in the Editor window in the Editor view. You can have several documents open at the same time but only the active document can be edited or saved. To edit a target language segment, simply click inside the segment and start typing. There are two different levels of review that you can use depending on how many review cycles your business practices require:

  • Open for Review

  • Open for Sign-off

NOTE

Opening a file for sign-off is an additional review that you can perform after a file has been opened for review.

Editor Configuration

When a document is opened for review or sign-off, the Review configuration or Sign-off configuration is used. This means that the layout of the windows is designed to facilitate tasks you need to perform while reviewing. The Comments window is automatically displayed at the bottom of the application in order to allow you to enter review comments for the translations. The statuses you can assign to a translation also change depending on if the document is open for review or sign-off.

 

NOTE

When you open a file for review or sign-off, any changes you make to the text are automatically tracked. For more information, see Track Suggested Changes.

Open for Review

If you open a document for review, you can confirm (Translation Approved) approved_translation_small.jpg or reject (Translation Rejected) rejected_translation_small.jpg a translation. When you finish reviewing the document:

  • If any segments have a status of Translation Rejected, the status of the document changes to Translation Rejected.
  • If all segments have a status of Translation Approved, the status of the document changes to Translation Approved to indicate that no further work needs completing.

Open for Sign-off

If you open a document for sign-off, you can confirm (Signed Off) signed_off_small.jpg or reject (Sign-off Rejected) rejected_sign-off_small.jpg a translation. When you finish reviewing the document:

  • If any segments have a status of Sign-off Rejected, the status of the document changes to Sign-off Rejected.

  • If all segments have a status of Signed Off, the status of the document changes to Signed Off to indicate that no further work needs completing.

 

Related Topics

How to Open and Review a File

How to Open and Sign-off a File

How to Return a Translation for Further Work

 

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Topic:  Published: 27-Jun-2012