Overview

The Translations module enables multilingual collaboration by allowing document and free-text translations directly within Alluvial. It is powered by Azure AI Translator, a cloud-based neural machine translation service.

  • Basic Translation – Available by default for supported languages.
  • Custom Translation – Allows specialized translation models for domain-specific language needs.

Enabling Translations

Translations are not enabled by default. You can enable this module when:

In Project Administration, enable the module from the dropdown.

Select a processing region for the translation service.

Once enabled, the Translations card appears in the Administration menu:

Creating a Translation Objective (for Custom Translations)

A Translation Objective defines:

  • Source and target languages
  • Processing region
  • Subject matter domain

Click CREATE NEW.

Complete the form:

  • Project Name – Name of the Translation Objective.
  • Region – Closest processing region for performance.
  • Domain – Subject matter domain.
  • Source Language – Language of original content.
  • Target Language – Language to translate into.
  • Is Active – Defaults to “Yes”; can be set to “No” later.

IMPORTANT: After saving, only the Project Name and Is Active fields can be modified.

  1. Save to return to the objectives list.

Using Translations

From your project dashboard, open the Translations dropdown and choose:

  • Basic Translations
  • Custom Translations (if using a Translation Objective)

You can:

  1. View previous translation results.
  2. Create a Document Translation.
  3. Create a Free Form Text Translation.
  4. Export Details (Excel) of translation history.

Deleting Translations:

  • Use the vertical ellipses (⁝) for a single record.
  • Select multiple records, then click SELECTION → Delete in bulk.

Basic Document Translation

  1. From the project dashboard, go to Basic Translations → Document Translation in the ACTIONS menu.
  2. Complete the form:

Example: Uploading こんにちは、ユーザー.txt (“Hello, user”).

  1. Save and wait for processing.
  2. Download the translated file once ready.

Basic Free Form Text Translation

  1. From the project dashboard, go to Basic Translations → Free Form Text Translation in the ACTIONS menu.
  2. Enter text and click TRANSLATE.
  3. The translated output appears below.

Custom Document Translation

Custom Translations follow the same process as Basic, but require selecting a Model from a Translation Objective.

Exporting Translation Details

From the Translations search page, select Export Details (Excel) from the ACTIONS menu to download a file containing metadata of past translations.