Linking a translated document to its source document

If you have a document in a foreign language in the Opus 2 Platform, you are going to need to import the translated version and link it as a related document to the original document. This article explains how to do this.

Locate the original foreign language document

1. Log in to the solution where the documents are stored. 
2. Navigate to the folder, project, or case where the document is located.
3. Identify the source document using the unique Opus ID or Bates identifier.

Upload the translation

1. In your Opus 2 project, create a folder called Translations.
2. Select the folder Translations.
3. Select Upload.
4. Drag your translated file into the Upload dialog or browse for it.
5. Select Upload.

The translated file is sent for processing and uploads in to the Translations folder.

Upload the metadata csv or xls

1. In MS Excel, create a Comma Separated Values file (.CSV) file containing the Opus IDs of both the source document and the translated document. The spreadsheet must have a column entitled Translation that contains the source document Opus ID. Here is an example:

2. In your project, select Manage > Import metadata.
3. In the Import document metadata dialog, do the following:

• Select Match on and then select Opus ID from the dropdown list underneath.
• In the Translation column, select Translation from the dropdown list of field to be mapped to.
• Select Import.

Review the link between documents

1. In the Documents page, select the translated document.
2. In the Document Preview pane, select Related Documents.
3. Select the original source document and ensure that you can review both documents side by side.

The original source document and translated version are now linked as related documents.

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