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The “Target language/s” step with all its tasks is a smart step and will be multiplied within the order according to the number of target languages selected on order creation.

Step

Product

Task

Pre production

Upload media

Pre production

Upload subtitle file

Target language/s

Complex conform

Complex conform

Target language/s

Complex conform

QC 1

Target language/s

Complex conform

QC 2

Post production

Delivery to client

Post production

Invoice

Only when a Master template creation is required, add the Source/Pivot language” step for the Master template creation product.

If you externally receive the master template file from your client you don’t need the “Source/pivot language” step, only use the Target language/s” step.

Step

Product

Task

Pre production

Upload media

Pre production

Upload script

Source/Pivot language

Master template creation

Translation + Timing

Source/Pivot language

Master template creation

Proofreading

Source/Pivot language

Master template creation

QC 1

Target language/s

Translation from a master template

Translation

Target language/s

Translation from a master template

QC 1

Post production

Delivery to client

Post production

Invoice

Step

2. Tasks

Make sure you have all the required tasks in the system.

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You should set the task default essentials listed below so that when you add this task to orders or workflow templates, these essential defaults will be applied without having to manually set them each time.

The complete Task defaults manual can be found here

Whether you are using existing tasks or if you create new ones, you must make sure the following essential defaults are correctly applied.

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For more information about this topic review the Toolkit Task completion manual

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2.2.3. Additional task preferences- Mandatory

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If you need to create new products, proceed to Product creation

Note

If you made any changes in the Task types page, log out before you start creating your products to make sure all defaults will be correctly applied

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Click “All tasks” to start

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If Tasks are missing, revert to Step 2- Tasks to create them.

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4.2.1. Adding the Pre-production step

The Pre-production step would mostly be for your assets tasks.

Products are not required in the Pre-production step.

Click “Add steps” to add the step and task

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Click “Add new task” to add additional tasks to the Pre-production step, if necessary.

Repeat the process until all required tasks are added to the Pre-production step.

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If you don’t find the task you need in the dropdown, revert to Step 2- Tasks to add it to the system

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4.2.1. Adding the Target language’s step

The “Target language/s” step will contain the product/s which are the deliverables, the final files you need to create as part of this workflow.

For every final file you need to create in the order you need a product (different formats of the same file do not require different products, they can be exported from the toolkit in any required file format).

Go back to the Task view:

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Click “Add steps” to add the step and product.

Additional products can be added to the “Target language/s” step later, if necessary.

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If you don’t find the product you need in the dropdown, revert to Step 3- Products to create it

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Click “Add new product” to add additional products to the “target language/s” step, if necessary.

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If you need to create a Master template and then use it to translator into additional languages dd the steps as follows:

4.2.2. Adding the Post production step