Translation Profiles

Translation profiles allow you to define which product attributes should be translated for specific groups of products, helping you optimize translation costs and workflows.

Default for New Instances: Translation Profiles are automatically enabled for all newly connected Akeneo instances. Existing instances can migrate from the legacy attribute filter to Translation Profiles through the settings page.

#Overview

With translation profiles you can:

• Reduce costs by translating only relevant attributes per product type
• Create targeted configurations for different product categories
• Apply profiles to individual products or bulk assign them

#How It Works

When a product has a translation profile assigned, only the attributes included in that profile will be translated. Products without a profile use the default profile.

The profile is selected using the Translation Profile attribute that gets added to your products in Akeneo.

#Setup Wizard

The profile management feature includes a setup wizard that guides you through:

1. Create Attribute - Automatically creates the translator_profile attribute in Akeneo (if it doesn't exist)
2. Assign to Families - Add the attribute to product families where you want to use profiles
3. Ensure up-to-date options - Ensure that the options available in the attribute match the created profiles.
4. Set Default - Choose which profile should be the default

The wizard handles all the technical setup automatically, including creating the attribute and configuring it properly in your Akeneo instance.

#Managing Profiles

#Create a Profile

1. Go to Settings > Translation Profiles
2. Click Create Profile
3. Enter a name (e.g., "Technical Attributes")
4. Select which attributes to include
5. Click Save

#Edit or Delete Profiles

• Click on any profile to edit its name or attribute selection
• Use the delete button to remove profiles (products will fall back to the default)

#Set Default Profile

One profile must always be marked as default. This is used for products where not profile was selected.

#Common Use Cases

Technical Documentation

• Include: Specifications, features, materials
• Exclude: Marketing content

Marketing Content

• Include: Description, benefits, SEO text
• Exclude: Technical specifications

Basic Information

• Include: Name, short description only

#Troubleshooting

Profile attribute not visible?

• Run the setup wizard to create and assign the attribute
• Check that the attribute is assigned to your product family

Attributes not translating?

• Verify they're included in the active profile
• Check they're marked as localizable in Akeneo
• Ensure source content exists

#Related Documentation

• Filter attributes - Global attribute filtering
• Task configuration - Setting up translation tasks
• Translation attributes - Translation control attributes