Variant criteria in the translation jobs window

When you are working in the Book tab in the Translation Jobs window, you select a book and the variant criteria values that match the source content you want to send in your translation job. (The source content will be translated into the language you select on the Languages tab.)

In books using variant objects, the criteria values are used as a "starting point" to select the source content that will be sent for translation into another locale. When an object matching your selection does not exist, a fall-back option is used to select an alternative object.

Variant criteria are displayed when there is at least one value to choose from; each value is listed against a check box which is used for selecting that option. When the value is selected it is added next to the criteria group name.

Translation Job Criteria Filter

The following topics and examples describe variant criteria selections in the Translation Job window (in Translations) and how the logic is applied to content. It is important to understand the logic as it determines the content you'll send to your translator when you create a translation job.

Criteria Values and Object Selection in the Library This topic describes how the selection logic will be applied to objects in the Library.
Variant Criteria Fall-back Paths for Translation Jobs This topic looks at the logic applied to flat and hierarchical fall-back paths, and the result when no values are selected in a variant group.
Selections Using AND-OR Logic in Translation Jobs This topic looks at how the AND OR logic is applied to selections within and across variant groups.
Single Value Selection in Translation Jobs An example describing the logic applied to a single value in a single variant group.
OR Logic within a Single Variant Criterion Group in Translation Jobs Two examples describing the logic applied to multiple values in single variant group.
Combining AND-OR Logic in Translation Jobs An example describing the logic applied to single values from two variant groups.
Multiple Variant Criteria Groups with Multi-select Values in Translation Jobs A complex example showing the AND OR logic applied to multiple selections across multiple groups.