The DeepL app is a tool that allows users to translate Akeneo entities such as products, attributes, and categories using the Deepl API. This app provides an easy and convenient way for users to translate their Akeneo entities into multiple languages, enabling them to expand their reach and better serve their customers.
Translation of Akeneo entities such as products, attributes, and categories Integration with the Deepl API for high-quality translations Support for multiple languages Easy to use interface for selecting entities and languages
Note: To use the Deepl API, you will need to have a valid Deepl API key. You can obtain a Deepl API key by signing up for a Deepl account.
The DeepL app is a useful tool for Akeneo users who want to easily translate their entities into multiple languages. With its integration with the Deepl API, users can be confident in the quality of the translations produced by the app. Overall, it is a convenient and straightforward way to expand the reach and improve the customer experience.
For each source & destionation Locale you must define a task that you can run in order to translate the desired Akeneo fields.
There are 2 Task Types in the DeepL App:
Click on the + Create button on the right side. In the modal you can enter your task code and select the translation type for your new task:
deepl_translate_product: Translate text & text area attributes on product and product model data
deepl_translate: Translate Akeneo entities such as option labels, category and family labels and attribute labels
This type of task is used to translate localizable text and/or text area attributes in your Akeneo PIM instance. You can select 1 source scope and 1 source locale with 1 destination scope and 1 destination locale.
You can also set the limit of records to handle in 1 run of the task.
This task is used to select an Akeneo Entity to translate.
Possible entities are:
attribute
category
family
option
UPDATE 11/05 The DeepL API Key needs to be configured in the settings section now. https://www.loom.com/share/1017234835f6401a8244b05ed299e3a9
Make sure the key is aligned for the free version or PRO version of DeepL.
The DeepL App will retrieve your active channels and active locales in your Akeneo PIM instance.
Scope source
Scope destination
Source locale
Destination locale
Limit of records to handle
Multiselect of your PIM localizable text and text area attributes
Once you have set your desired parameters, save the task. You can now run the task.
We will do our best effort to reply to your support question related to DeepL App and its functionalities as soon as possible.
All issues related to specific DeepL API (and translation results) are not applicable. Please always consult the DeepL documentation as well for supported languages and translations done by DeepL.
With the DeepL app you can cover following translations:
product data:
product text attributes
product text area attributes
Akeneo structures:
option labels
category labels
family labels
scheduled tasks There is no UI configurable scheduler present yet. We can setup for you automated tasks on demand.
reference entities Reference entity records are not included.
UI-based scheduler for tasks
improvements on UI
improvements on UX
support for Family, Category, Option and Attribute labels
support for channels
support for localizable text and text areas
support for limits per task
support for multiple destination locales in 1 task
credentials manager (DeepL API + validation)
Queueing and archiving jobs
support for attributes on common level (product models)