Each segment has a translation status indicator associated with it. This is maintained automatically by Alchemy CATALYST and can be used by professional translators to track the status of each segment as it progresses through the translation workflow. The status of each segment is displayed alongside it in the Project Workspace pane. Additionally some of this status information is also displayed alongside individual and group items in the Project Navigator pane.

Translation Workflow

The status of a segment  follows a defined three stage workflow. The three states are: Untranslated, For Review and Signed Off.

For example, each segment is initially assigned the status of Untranslated. It is then translated by a professional translator and automatically assigned the status For Review. The segment is then reviewed by a Senior Translator/Editor and assigned the status Signed Off.  This forms the basic translation workflow of Alchemy CATALYST.

Using these three basic status indicators, it is easy for a translator to filter his work base. For example, it is possible to open a project and only view segments that are Untranslated or perhaps an Editor may want to view only segments that have been translated and need to be reviewed. In this scenario, the project would be filtered using the For Review filter.

Other Translation Status Information

In addition to the basic three status indicators of a segment, there are other status indicators that the Leverage Expert can assign  which can help professional translators track the progress of their work and how it was re-used from a Translation Memory.