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Deliver a translation with its terminology and status intact
The portal selects the topic and language, the termbase constrains vocabulary, and the translation workflow records what still requires human review.
Follow the process- Business goal
- Build brand loyalty
- Business metric
- Retention
Translate one topic and keep its review path
Establish approved language terms, UI-label mappings, source revision tracking, and rules for content that requires review before delivery.
The task in this example
Show this administration topic in German.
- Step 1
Select language
The portal receives the German language request.
SystemUse the user’s selected language and offer a visible route to the source.
- Step 2
Retrieve the source
Load the current self-contained task topic.
Content teamPreserve source identity, revision, prerequisites, and warnings.
- Step 3
Apply terminology
Supply approved German terms and UI labels.
TaxonomyVersion the termbase and distinguish preferred translations from terms that remain unchanged.
- Step 4
Translate prose
Generate the remaining German text.
ModelPreserve meaning and task order; term compliance alone does not establish translation accuracy.
- Step 5
Deliver or hold for review
Apply the content’s delivery rule and queue the result.
SystemDisplay translation status and retain source and termbase versions.
PeopleTranslators review meaning and task usability under the agreed workflow.
This framework provides a practical baseline shaped by experience. Every organization operates under distinct technical and operational realities that require tailored design and governance. While you can adapt these measures independently, we frequently partner with teams to customize governance, integrations, and rollout. Performance outcomes will naturally vary.
Why these content layers matter
Intelligent content
Maintain self-contained topics and source revisions so translation can target the relevant task and detect later changes.
Taxonomy
Use a termbase with approved translations and interface mappings; preserve product names and other terms that should remain unchanged.
Verify the result and handle exceptions
Compare terminology with the German interface and observe task completion. Check that source updates invalidate or queue the dependent translation.
Missing terms and ambiguous source text need localization review. Hold content whose approved process requires review before delivery; retain access to the current source where appropriate.
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Support for this implementation
Set language priorities, source ownership, and review policies for on-demand translation and delivery.
- Content strategySet priorities, ownership, and a rollout your team can sustain.
- Information architectureStructure content for reliable retrieval and reuse.
- Metadata and iiRDSDefine classification and delivery metadata, using iiRDS where it fits.
- DITA-OT plugin developmentExtend validation and publishing when your workflow uses DITA.
Which terms make translated tasks harder to follow?
Intuitive Stack can help structure source topics and terminology so your localization team can test on-demand translation against the interface and user task.