Definitions of different statuses of source phrases and translation

Source Strings 

Visible phrases 

• all collaborators will be able to view these phrases.
• they will be included in the translation order when you order professional translation service from us. 
• they will be included in the downloaded translation file 
  
  

Hidden phrases 

• only admins will be able to view them. Other collaborators (moderators, reviewers, translators) will NOT be able to see them. 
• they will NOT be included in the translation order when you order professional translation service from us. 
• they will be included in the downloaded translation file 
• See how to hide phrases
  

Deprecated phrases 

• only admins will be able to view them. Other collaborators (moderators, reviewers, translators) will NOT be able to see them. 
• they will NOT be included in the translation order when you order professional translation service from us.
• they will NOT be included in the downloaded translation file 

Translations

Approved translation vs. Finalized translation

• Only approved or finalized translations would be included in the downloaded file 
• For approved translation, collaborators will still be able to edit the translation
• For finalized translation, only collaborators with "admin" / "moderator" / "reviewer" right will be able to edit the translation. Collaborators with only the "translator" right will not be able to edit the translation. 
• *Important* if you finalized any source phrases or translations, any subsequent imports won't override those finalized phrases or translations unless you unfinalize them first. 

You can set your own threshold so that a translation would be auto-approve when it receive a certain number of votes from your collaborators. Collaborators can vote for a translation by clicking on the "heart" icon under each translation that is not translated by himself / herself. 

To change the threshold, go to "Settings" of your project and change the vote number required for a translation to auto-approved under the section "Quality Assurance". 

Outdated translations 

• These are phrases where you have updated the content of your base language since your last translation order(s). Thus, these translations might become "outdated", i.e. the translation might not fit your updated source strings anymore.
• When you order professional translation service, there is an option for you to choose whether to also translate all the outdated translations.