The EN 15038 Standard Workflow

The EN 15038 Standard workflow comprises the preparation, the translation, and the subsequent correction of the documents, which may be partitioned. Subsequently, the documents are subject to technical review and final release.

The EN 15038 Standard workflow comprises the following tasks, users, and editing states:

Preparation (project manager)
Translation (translator)
Icon	State	Description
	Original state	Untouched
	Intermediate editing state	Touched
	Intermediate editing state	Translated
	Final state	Keep source
	Final state	Checked
Correction (corrector)
	Original state	Checked
	State for redelegation to translator	Touched
	Final state	Corrected
(Technical) review (reviewer)
	Original state	Corrected
	State for redelegation to translator	Touched
	Final state	Reviewed
Release (corrector)
	Original state	Reviewed
	State for redelegation to translator	Touched
	Final state	Released

Redelegation to the Translator

While editing tasks (correction, review, and release), reviewers and correctors can delegate paragraphs that need to be revised by the translator, e.g. due to errors or inaccuracies, back to the translator. To delegate a paragraph back, set it to the editing state Touched ().

If you are assigned a translation task with the EN 15038 Standard workflow, you will have the Checked state () in addition to the normal editing state Translated ().

The Checked state () is the final editing state of your translation task. Therefore, to be able to finish the task, all paragraphs of the document must be set to this state.

Correcting Translations

Basically, the correction of translations as part of the EN 15038 Standard workflow is no different from the "normal" correction of translations. The only difference is the icon for the editing state Corrected, which you must set each paragraph to. Instead of the icon for normal corrections, the EN 15038 Standard workflow makes use of the icon.

Releasing Translations

If you are asked to release a translation, you can proceed in the same way as when correcting translations. The only difference is that the editing state you must set all paragraphs to is Released (), not Corrected.