WorldServer - How to add a new task/file to an existing project through Explorer

To add one or more source new files to a project as new task(s) through Explorer, follow these steps:

If you use the Modern User Interface, click on the Information symbol on the Tasks page to find the source asset path:

2- Open Explorer and paste the source language asset path into the Asset Path field to view the location of the source asset

3- Select the source language folder path, go to the Menu, select Asset/Upload. You will be prompted to browse to the file,  select it and upload it to the source language folder



4- Once the new file is uploaded and visible (you might need to refresh the folder by right-clicking on it and selecting Refresh to see it), go to the Menu, click on Project and select Add to Project:




5- The Add to Project window will open up. In the target language field, open the drop-down menu and select the project that you want to add the file/task to (note: you can ignore the source language field, no action is needed here). If you have more than one target language, repeat the selection for each of them:

6- Click Next. Now, in the drop-down menu, choose the correct Workflow to add this asset to your existing project and click Add to Project.

• Hint: to find the name of the workflow associated with the project that you want to add the new Task to, open again the Task History/Task Information of the existing Task and check the Workflow name on the top of the Task Details window. Here is an example:

Finally, click the button Add to Project. Now your new file is added to your project. You will be able to see it in the project's Tasks view.
 

To add the same source file (with the same name) to a project as a new task through Explorer, follow these steps:

1- Copy the source asset path from the Task History. To view task History, if you use the Legacy User Interface, click on the task number while viewing the project. The Task History/Task Information will open up:
 

If you use the Modern User Interface, click on the Information symbol in the Tasks page to find the source asset path:

2- Open Explorer and paste the source language asset path into the Asset Path field to view the location of the source asset

6- Browse to the subfolder you have created, select it and click OK to copy the source file to that folder:

8- Optional: if you need to use a different File Type Group or Translation Memory than in the original project, in the Filter Configuration field, choose a Filter Group that contains the file type and the configuration that you need. The same  applies to the Translation Memory field in the drop-down menu. Click OK to save your changes (You can skip this step if no change is needed.)

 

9- Select the file that you want to add as a new Task to the project. Go to the Menu, click on Project and click on Add to project

10- The Add to Project window will open up. In the target language field, open the drop-down menu and select the project that you want to add the file/task to (note: you can ignore the source language file, no action is required here):

11- Click Next. Now choose the correct Workflow to add this asset to your existing project and click Add to Project.

• Hint: to find the name of the associated with the project you want to add the new Task to, open again the Task History/Task Information of the existing Task and check the Workflow name on the top of the Task Details window. Here is an example:

 

• Forgetting to add an asset to a project
• Having a task in auto error where the workaround is to add a new task using the same source file, but applying a different file type configuration or Translation Memory