Translation issues

A translation issue is simply a wrong translation.

Language testers report translation issues.

They enter the fields as specified in the selected quality profile.

A quality profile is derived from a quality framework (e.g. DQF or MQM).

It specifies the selectable error categories and severity levels.

Translation issues are usually corrected by translators.

Translation issues are presented at various levels:

1. Review packs,
   
2. Review pack and/or
   
3. Review task.
   

Depending on your role, you can view, edit and/or delete linguistic issues., including the severity and error categories.

Item	Preview
Severity:	Neutral / None Improvement, nice to have. Minor Errors that do not affect the usage of the functionality. Major Causes great difficulty in using functionality or impacts confidence in the product ​. Critical Showstoppers, interruptions of business or loss of data.
Error category:

Example

Language testers can report translation issues during a language test. For example, the term "Grind" is translated here like "Sharpen [a knife]", but the actual context is to "Grind coffee beans".

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