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Automatic actions

Automatic actions are operations performed automatically by the XTRF system.


Availability request

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Availability request is an e-mail notifications notification to vendors that asks asking them whether they can accept the work on a job on the suggested terms.

Find more in Assign vendors through availability requests Classic projects | Classic Availability Requests subtab.

Base system currency

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Base system currency is used by XTRF as the default currency for cost and price calculations. If any invoice or payment has to be created using another currency, its value is converted from the Base system currency using the latest Exchange rate.

Find more in General configuration | Defaults tab

Branch

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Branch is a department, affiliate, or branch of your company.

Find more in General configuration | Defaults tab

Bundle

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Bundle is a set of files prepared for a specific task in a Classic project. You can create a bundle to spread the work between multiple vendors.

Find more in Manage files in task workflow definitions Classic projects | Bundles

Calculation unit

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Calculation unit is a predefined value used to recalculate the volume of work into the price, for example, source word or target page. The calculation units are used to create rates for specific jobs in certain language combinations.

Find more in System Values: Advanced | Calculation Units

Default system calculation units

There are two default system calculation units that are set in the Configuration menu.

  • Base System Calculation Unit – one unit that serves as a reference for other units.

  • Default CAT Calculation Unit – the unit used by the system in CAT calculations (by default, it is set to source word, but you can select another one).

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Find more in General configuration | Defaults tab

CAT grid

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CAT grid is a price breakdown containing rates applied to particular match types when using Translation Memory or Machine Translation.

The CAT grid rates can be provided as a percentage of the main rate or as fixed numbers.

Find more in Use CAT analyses to define payables and receivables CAT tools

CAT Payable

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CAT payable is a payable based on CAT analysis of the files given to the vendor.

Find more in Use CAT analyses to define payables and receivables Smart projects | Payables tab Add a CAT payable

CAT Receivable

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CAT receivable is a receivable based on CAT analysis of the files provided by the client.

Find more in Use CAT analyses to define payables and receivables Smart projects | Receivables tab Classic projects | Add a CAT receivable

Categories

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Categories are lables labels you can define in XTRF and use to organize your data.

Client / Customer

You can create a category and apply it to items such as Projects, Clients, Vendor Invoices, etc.,to structure and filter your data.

Find more in System Values: Advanced | Categories

Client (Customer)

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Client or Customer is a company or an individual who orders the projects.

Find more in Clients module Clients and Vendors (Providers) | Client settings Client Portal

Contact Person

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Contact Person (Contact) is a person who can be called or e-mailed in case of any requests or issues or to confirm a task or a job. Clients and vendors can have more than one contact person. You can configure which contact person will receive e-mail notifications and grant them access to the Client and Vendor Portals.

Find more in Clients module | Contacts tab Vendors module | Contacts tab

Country-specific Tax No.

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Country-specific Tax No. is a localized VAT / Tax Number ( e.g., in Poland, the number is called NIP, ; in Italy - P.IVA, ; in the UK - VAT Reg No., etc.).

Find more in System Values: Basic | Countries

Custom column

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Custom column is an additional column you can add to different views of the XTRF Platform to display non-standard data.

Find more in General configuration | Custom Columns tab

Custom field

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Custom field is an additional field you can add to different areas of the XTRF Platform to store non-standard information.

Find more in General configuration | Custom Fields tab

Document template

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Document template is a customizable template used to generate different kinds of documents on the XTRF Platform.

Find more in Templates | Document templates

Job

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Job is a part of the project related to a specific vendor. It contains the full set of instructions and agreements with the vendor, including the job type the vendor needs to perform and the payables they will receive.

Find more in Smart projects | Jobs card Classic projects | Job display Projects module | Jobs tab

Job offer

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Job offer is an e-mail message sent to a group of vendors, prompting them to indicate their availability for an upcoming project. Job offers also appear on the Vendor Portal.

Find more in Jons Offers module Smart projects | Jobs card Projects and Quotes | Vendor / Provider Selection Rules (Smart)

Job type

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Job type is a service (single action or multiple actions treated as one) that is performed by a vendor or an XTRF user to complete a project. The typical job types are translation, proofreading, editing, etc.

Find more in System Values: Advanced | Job Types

Offer

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Offer is a proposal created within an opportunity. Offers can be transformed into quotes and sent to clients so they can choose the best option for the potential order.

Find more in Opportunities module

Opportunity

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Opportunity is a potential deal with a particular client. Within an opportunity, you can track the progress of different proposals and evaluate your chances of successful cooperation.

Find more in Opportunities module

Payables

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Payable represents the calculations (cost and details) for a specific job you have to pay the vendor for.

Find more in Smart projects | Payables tab Classic projects | Payables tab Track work time in the project's cost calculation | Work Log payables

Periodic jobs

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Periodic job is a repeatable administrative action that can be handled automatically.

Find more in Integration | Periodic Jobs

Price list

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Price list is a list of standard rates that can be shared by a group of clients or vendors.

Find more in Clients module | Price lists tab, Vendors module | Price Lists tab

Price profile

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Price profile is a list of rates that applies only to a specific client or vendor.

Find more in Manage client's price profiles Manage vendor's price profile Client profile | Rates tab Vendor profile | Competencies & Rates tab

Process

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Process is a sequence of steps used in Smart projects and quotes. Processes can be predefined by process templates or configured directly in a Smart project or quote.

Find more in Smart projects | Process card

Process template

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Process template is a predefined sequence of steps used in Smart projects and quotes. You can use built-in process templates or design your own in the Process Template Designer.

Find more in Projects and Quotes | Process Templates (Smart)

Project confirmation

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Project confirmation is a document containing detailed project information, including the overall project cost, requested service, and language pairs. Project confirmation is sent to the client once a project is started.

Find more in Smart projects Classic projects | Documents tab

Purchase order

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Purchase order is a detailed job specification sent to the vendor. It includes the most important information about the job (type, specialization, start and deadline dates, special instructions, etc.) and payment details.

Find more in Classic projects | Documents tab Smart projects | Jobs card

Receivable

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Receivable represents the calculations (cost and details) for a specific service a client has to pay you for.

Find more in Smart projects | receivables tab Classic projects | Receivables tab

Service

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Service is a marketing name for a workflow or process you offer to clients.

Find more in Create and manage services System Values: Basic | Services

Smart Connectors

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Smart Connector is a tool that automatically creates predefined projects and quotes after a file is uploaded to the folder or sent in a message to the e-mail address specified in the Smart Connector configuration.

Find more in Configure Smart Connectors Smart Connectors - Technical Guide

Specialization

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Specialization is a qualification such as a knowledge of medicine or law terms required to perform a specific job.

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System Values: Advanced | Specializations Manage vendor's price profile | II. Add language combinations to the price profile Manage client's price profiles | III. Add rates to the language combinations

Step

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Step defines which job type will be done at a certain stage of a Smart project or quote. Steps can consist of one or several jobs of the same type.

Find more in Projects and Quotes | Process Steps (Smart)

Quote

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Quote is a document that outlines the price of the particular translating service before the actual purchase. A quote may be created by a project manager or requested by a client.

Find more in Quotes module Create a Classic quote

Quote confirmation

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Quote Confirmation is a detailed project specification sent to the client for approval before launching the project. It gives an estimate of the project cost and the delivery date.

Find more in Send a quote

Vendor (Provider)

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Vendor or Provider is a company or an individual who performs the translation, proofreading, DTP, or any other activity for you.

Find more in Vendors module Clients and Vendors (Providers) | Vendor / Provider settings Vendor Portal

Vendor selection rules

​Vendor selection rule​​ is a set of specific criteria used to automatically create a list of recipients for job offers.


View

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View is a method of sorting the list of items in a table. The most commonly used views are included in the system, however, each user . However, users can create, edit, and remove their own views.

Find more in Smart views Classic views

Virtual entity

Virtual entity is a specific custom column that appears in the Dashboard module.

Find more in General configuration | Dashboard tab

Volume

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Volume is an estimated number of words in a source file. Volume is used to calculate estimated job times in Smart projects.

Find more in Smart projects | Order card Set vendors' productivity for job time calculations (Smart)

Workflow

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Workflow is an interactive graphic representation of the sequence of actions (tasks or jobs) , that will be performed for your client. It can be specified when creating a new task or project or when converting a quote to a project. You can define as many workflows as you need. It is advised to create We advise creating workflows for at least the most commonly used sets of project tasks. In this This way, files are automatically assigned to your projects, and lots of many actions (like sending or receiving documents) can also be automated. Defining workflows is crucial for integrations with CAT tools.

Find more in Manage workflow definitions Projects and Quotes | Workflow Definitions (Classic) Classic projects | Workflow Graph tab

Workflow resources selection rules

Workflow resources selection rule is a set of specific criteria used to automatically assign a resource to the workflow.


Work Log

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Work Log is a functionality designed to store and manage information about the time spent by users spend on activities in the Home Portal.

Find more in Use the Work Log feature Configure the Work Log feature for Home Portal users
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