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      Source Status

      Thy Nguyen

      Updated on April 21st, 2023

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      Aside from Dependencies, now you can manage your source language data using the Source Status settings.

      About source status

      Source status allows you to set the status of a cell in the source language column if there are dependencies added between the source columns and any other columns.

      A source status can affect whether a cell is locked and if a record can be exportable when creating Localization export

      *To simplify things, we’ll call cells that are in the source language column Source cells, and cells that are in the target language column Target cells.

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      Source status options

      There are 5 types of source status: Ready for translation, Not ready for translation, Do not translate, Locked, Not set. 

      Icon Status Edit/Paste to Source cell Edit/Paste to Target cell Included when Localization export Note
      image14.png Ready for translation This is the default status of source cells when a source language column is imported.
      image19.png Not ready for translation (optional) Including Not-ready-for-translation record can be configured in Localization export settings
      image1.png Do not translate When set to this status, records will not be counted towards Total records in the Translation Overview.
      image16.png Locked   
      image3.png Not set When a new record is created, the source cell is set as “Not set”.

      Not set

      When a new record is created, the source cell is set as “Not set”. This is the initial status of the cell, Once edited, the status will change to “Ready for translation”.

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      Ready for translation 

      When a source cell is set as “Ready for translation”, it means that you can edit, copy and paste the target cell freely. When a source language column is imported, this is the default status of the source cells.

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      Not ready for translation 

      When a source cell is set as “Not ready for translation”, the target cell is locked, indicating that you can neither edit the cell nor paste content into this cell.

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      Do not translate

      When a source cell is set as “Do not translate”, the target cell is locked, indicating that you can neither edit the cell nor paste content into this cell.

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      Locked

      When a source cell is set as “Locked”, the source cell itself is locked, indicating that you can neither edit the source cell nor paste content into this cell, the target cell is editable.

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      Manage source status

      Activate source status

      Source status functionality is activated automatically when you add a dependency between a source language column and a target language column: Add_source_statuses.gif

      Set source status of a single cell or a range of cells

      1. Right click on a cell (or a range of cells) to open the drop down menu.
      2. Hover the mouse to “Set source status” from the drop down menu.
      3. Select an option from the source status list.

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      Set source status of whole columns

      You can also change the source status of a whole column.

      1.  Click image2.png  on the source column header to open the column settings.
      2. Hover the mouse to “Source status” from the drop down menu.
      3. Select an option from the source status list.
      4. Click Confirm. 

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      Filter out records with the same source status with Quick filter

      1. Click image8.png on the source column to open the quick filter.
      2. Select an option from the Source status options.

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      Filter out records with multiple source status with a View filter

      You can filter out records with multiple source status in a view by adding a View filter and using the OR clause. 

      1. Click image8.png  on the toolbar to open the View filter.
      2. Click Add filter.
      3. Select the source column from the list of columns 
      4. Select is from the operator list
      5. Click image4.png   to select the source status. 
      6. Click OR to add another clause and select another status in the value field.

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      If you are not familiar with using View filters, please visit this article: View filters 

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