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Technical details for the Translator for SharePoint solution by Accelerator 365
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Overview
The Translator for SharePoint solution is architecturally a simple concept built upon the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) and Microsoft Azure AI Translator service. The translation is performed on-demand and follows this process:
- A SharePoint editor requests for a page translation through the Translator for SharePoint solution. A dialog box appears for the editor to notify them of the progress of their translation.
- Translator for SharePoint creates an item in a log to track this translation request.
- An API request is made to send the SharePoint page content to the Microsoft Translator service and Custom Translator if used.
- The translated content is received and pasted into the relevant SharePoint language page in the same web parts and format.
- The translation is complete.
Recommended deployment scope
It is expected that the Translator for SharePoint solution is made available only on specific areas of your SharePoint tenant as necessary, e.g., a home site or news site.
Therefore, it is recommended to select the Only enable this app option on deployment (see the Installation instructions page). This means the app is available for Site Owners to manually add to their site.
Data storage
Data for the Translator for SharePoint solution is stored in SharePoint lists. These lists are provisioned from the solution as and when required. The lists provisioned are:
| List title | Relative URL | Purpose |
| Global Settings | /Lists/WMTFS_GlobalSettings | Storage of the configured global settings. |
| Site Properties | /Lists/WMTFS_SiteProperties | Storage of the data source this SharePoint site is referencing. |
| Translation Logs | /Lists/WMTFS_TranslationLogs | A log of all sequences in a translation when a translation request is made. |
| Translation Statuses | /Lists/WMTFS_TranslationStatuses | Storage of the translation status for each page. |
Architectural diagram
The Translator for SharePoint solution is a SharePoint Framework (SPFx) application extension that is installed in a SharePoint tenant app catalogue from the SharePoint Store. This means that all the necessary code, which is all client-side JavaScript, is stored within the SharePoint environment itself, and does not reference or load code stored externally.
For the translation service, the solution communicates with a Microsoft Azure AI service. This is expected to be a service also within the security perimeter of the relevant organization, i.e. in a Microsoft Azure subscription owned by your organization.
The diagram below represents the architecture of the solution.
Data flow
The Translator for SharePoint solution communicates with Microsoft Azure. All communication is triggered at the request of an editor. The diagram below represents the flow of information.
