Adding Projects

To add a new project:

  1. Open the Project Director Administration dashboard and click Projects folder.

    The Projects page appears.

  2. Click .

    The New Project Wizard appears.

  3. Enter the following project information in the appropriate fields:

    Option

    Description

    Project Name

    Entering a unique project name enables differentiation. Naming the project according to the client or organization name is a good practice.

    Short Code

    The Project Short Code is automatically generated by the system. This is a unique code used by the Web Services API as well as the Content Monitor module.

    Organization

    Assigning the project to an organization or sub-organization is mandatory.
  4. Click Next.

    The Languages step appears.

  5. Click and select the source and target languages for this project.
  6. Select the Default checkbox to mark the language as a default selection. Default languages will automatically be selected when creating submissions for that project.
  7. Click Next.

    The File Formats step appears.

  8. Click .

    The Configure File Format step appears.

  9.   Note:

    You can enable multiple file formats for a project. TXLF based processors must be used if the project is to take advantage of TransStudio Online or TransStudio version 4. For text based formats such as XML or Java Properties files, choose Rules TXML or Rules TXLF based processors, and provide the appropriate rules files and text encoding settings.

    Enter the file format name and select a pre-configured format type.
  10. Select the Default checkbox to mark the file format as the default selection. This will enable quick selection of file formats while adding submissions.
  11. Click OK.

    The new file format appears in the File Formats step.

  12. Click Next.

    The Workflow step appears.

  13. Select the workflows which will be available for submissions in this project. The workflow which is selected as default will be the initial one chosen for a given submission. Refer to Managing Workflows.
  14. If required, a Gate can be configured for the selected workflow. Refer to Configuring Gates.
  15. Click Next.

    The Vendors step appears.

  16. Click .

    The Add Vendor dialog box appears.

  17. Select the Vendor Name and Role. All users associated with this vendor will have the assigned role within this project, assuming they possess the appropriate language directions.
  18. Enter the Claim Delay for claiming a job. The value is calculated in minutes.
      Note:

    Claim Delay represents the time delay for claiming a job. For example, if you enter a Claim Delay of 0, then the vendor will be able to view the job as soon as it is submitted by the client. If you enter a Claim Delay of 60, then the Vendor will be able to view the job an hour after submission.

  19. Select the source and target language pair the selected vendor will have enabled for this Project.
      Note:

    You can select multiple vendors for the same role and language pairs within a given project. A vendor can also be enabled for multiple roles within the same Project.

  20. Click to customize quote reports for each vendor.

    The Metadata panel details appear.

  21. Click .
  22.   Note:

    This step also requires editing of the quoteReports.jrxml.

    Enter the Key and Value of the custom text that should appear in the quote report for this vendor.
  23. Click OK.

    The new vendor appears in the Vendors step.

  24. Click Finish.

    The new project appears in the Project page.

      Note:

    After initially creating a project, it’s necessary to edit it to select Cost Scope, Organization and Translation & Review Portal users. Refer to Editing Projects for more information.

Parent topic: Managing Projects