Parents and Variations are linked Projects that enable you to create multi-language learning content. They stay up to date with each other via syncing.
When you make a change to the Parent, those changes need to be synced with its Variations to ensure they match. Structural changes like adding a page or deleting a component will always be included in a sync but if you have added or changed text in the Parent, you can also choose whether or not to Auto-Translate the new text as part of the sync.
For example, if you add a new component with new text to the Parent, you can sync this change to instantly add that new component to all Variations and auto-translate the new text.
For more detailed information about how syncing works, see Understanding how syncing works in Parents and Variations.
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3 Identifying when a Parent and its Variations are out of sync
Syncing your changes
Syncing changes will become possible when you have edited something in your Parent. Each time you make a change in your Parent, you'll be prompted to sync by a banner alert appearing at the top of your Project.
1. Select Sync changes from the banner
2. Choose the scope of changes you'd like to sync to your Variations:
- Auto-Translate changes since last sync—translates any text that has been added or changed since the last time your Parent and Variations were synced.
- Auto-Translate entire Project—translates and syncs all everything from the Parent to all Variations.
- Don't translate changes now—syncs all changes from the Parent to the Variations except for text which is ignored.
3. Select Update to sync your changes to your Variations
From the toolbar
If you've dismissed the banner, but would still like to sync your changes, you can access the sync options from the top toolbar.
1. In your Parent, select Translations from the top toolbar:
2. Choose Sync Variations from the menu
3. Choose the scope of changes you'd like to sync to your Variations. See Syncing scopes for a detailed explanation of each.
4. Select Update to sync your changes to your Variations
Identifying when a Parent and its Variations are out of sync
There are various visual cues to help you identify when a Parent and its Variations are out of sync.
Out of sync alert
You will be alerted with a banner appearing at the top of your Project when you make a change that puts a Parent and its Variations out of sync.
If you dismiss the banner and continue editing, subsequent changes won't re-trigger the alert. However, there are still other ways to tell when your Projects are out of sync.
In the top toolbar
If there are Variations that need to be synced, a red dot will appear above Translations in the top toolbar. Additionally, when the menu is opened, you'll see Sync required next to the Sync Variations option.
A warning icon also appears next to the Editing [Project type] label. When hovered over, it reveals a tooltip letting you know your Parent and its Variations are out of sync
In the sync options modal
Each Variation shows its synced status in the Sync changes with Parent language variation modal under the Synced column.