Ipiphany supports automated translation to English of verbatim text from over 100 languages
The following features enable you to maximise control and visibility of the translation process:
Two translation modes: Translate and Filter
Translation can optionally be enabled at Account and Dataset levels
Filter and report on the original Verbatim Language
View or download the original Verbatim text along with translated English
Supported Languages
Over 100 languages are supported via a Google Translate integration.
You can view the full list at:
Enabling Translation for your Account
Before Translation can be used within your account it must first be enabled.
You can see the current status under the Account Settings screen
Please contact your Account Manager to enable Translation for your Account.
Applying Translation Options during Import
Three translation options exist at the Account and Dataset levels:
Translate - Automatically translate non-english verbatim into English
Filter - Filter out non-english verbatim
Disabled - Disable language detection and translation
When creating a new dataset you can select the Translation Mode for the individual dataset on the Review & Confirm screen.
If you select the Translate or Filter Mode are selected then the following process is followed during the import process:
Ipiphany uses AI to determine if each verbatim is in English or not
If a non-english Verbatim is detected then the action taken depends on the Translation mode.
- If the Mode=Translate - then Ipiphany will attempt to translate the verbatim to English. If it is unable to translate the verbatim (e.g. unsupported or unidentifiable language) then the verbatim will be set to blank
- If the Mode=Filter then the verbatim will be set to blankIf all the English versions of the verbatim are blank (after translation/filtering) then the record is filtered out and reported under 'Errors' in the Error Report
If only some of the verbatims are filtered out but the record is retained, then the record will be reported under the 'Warnings' sheet
Tip: You can change the Translate Mode setting for an existing dataset at a later stage on the Dataset Settings screen.
Viewing the Original Language and Verbatim Text
After you have imported data with Translate enabled there are a number of ways you can view the original Language and Verbatim text
Viewing an individual verbatim
When viewing Examples on the RHS panel, if the original verbatin was in a non-English language, then that Language name will be displayed. If you can click on Language then you can view the original untranslated text
Also you can choose to display the source Language by default with each verbatim example by selecting Verbatim Language in the Display Fields
Exporting Examples or Records
If Translation is enabled for your Dataset, then the Original Language and untranslated Verbatim Text will be included as additional columns when exporting data.
Querying based on Language
If Translation is enabled for your Dataset, then you can select Verbatim Language when defining filters or reporting dimensions.