Add a GlobalLink Connect integration method

As an administrator, you can create a translation integration method called GlobalLink Connect to let translation coordinators know that Inspire communicates via an API with an external application called GlobalLink Enterprise (formerly known as Project Director) when content is ready to be translated. This integration uses the GlobalLink Connect Library to submit and retrieve translations to GlobalLink Enterprise.

Tips and tricks

  • You must be an Administrator to work with translation integration methods.
  • If you want to manually export a zip file of the translation job components and then send the zip file yourself to the translation vendor, follow the steps in Add a manual integration method.
  • If you want to integrate with GlobalLink Enterprise using a transmission tool built for this purpose, follow the steps in Add a GlobalLink Portal integration method.

    GlobalLink Portal was formerly known as GlobalLink Transport.

  • If you want to integrate with GlobalLink Enterprise using the REST API (web service), follow the steps in Add a GlobalLink Rest API integration method.

For GlobalLink RestAPIs, you can only Authenticate your integration and Edit the configuration after you create the method. However, for GlobalLink Connect integrations, these options aren't necessary and can't be used.

To add a GlobalLink Connect integration method:

  1. From the Administration_TopMenuOpt Administration menu, select Translation Settings, and then Translation integration management.
  2. On the Translation integration management tab, click Create.
  3. On the Add Translation Integration dialog, in Display Name, enter a title using 50 characters or less.
  4. Optionally, in Description, enter text to help further identify this method in 1000 characters or less.
  5. If you want coordinators to be able to select this method, select the Active checkbox.
  6. In Integration Method, select GlobalLink Connect.
  7. On the Add Translation Integration dialog, click Create.
    Results: You see the new method listed on the Translation integration management tab.