Workflow Polyglots

1. Installation from monday.com Marketplace

First, add the app to your monday.com account:

1. Navigate to the monday.com Apps Marketplace within your account.
2. Search for "Translate Updates".
3. Click "Add to your account" (or similar) and follow the prompts to install the app in your desired workspace.

2. Initial App Configuration (Account-Wide)

Once installed, you'll need to set your global preferences. The app will usually guide you to its settings page after installation, or you can find it via the monday.com "Installed Apps" section.

1. Open App Settings: Access the Translate Updates app settings. This might be a dedicated board view created by the app, or through the "Manage" option for the app in your monday.com Apps section.
2. Step 1: Global Translation Languages (Account-Wide):
   • Select your primary "Language 1" (often your company's main language or the most common source language for updates).
   • Select your "Language 2" (the most common language you want updates translated into).
   • These settings will apply to all boards unless overridden by board-specific settings.

   These global settings provide a quick default. You can customize languages for each board individually.

3. Board-Specific Configuration

For each monday.com board where you want to use Translate Updates:

1. Navigate to App Settings for the Board: Within the Translate Updates app settings interface, you should be able to select or find the specific board you want to configure (e.g., "Settings for This Board: 'Board Name'").
2. Step 2: Settings for This Board:
   • Ensure the "Enable translations on this board" checkbox is checked.
   • Optional - Customize Languages: If this board needs different languages than your global defaults, click "[+] Advanced: Customize languages for this board". You can then select a different "Language 1" and "Language 2" specifically for this board. If you don't customize, it will use the global settings.

4. Step 3: Activate Translations with Automations

The final step is to add the monday.com automation recipe that powers the translation:

1. Go to the monday.com board you just configured.
2. Open the "Automate" (or "Automation Center") for that board.
3. Click "+ Add new automation" or find the "Translate Updates" integration category.
4. Select the pre-built recipe, which will be something like: "When an update is created, translate update & reply with translation" (The exact wording might vary slightly).
5. Configure the recipe if necessary (usually, it's ready to go but ensure it targets the correct app/action).
6. Click "Add to board" or "Create Automation".

Once this automation is active, any new updates or replies posted on this board will be automatically processed by Translate Updates and the translation will be posted.

5. Using Translate Updates

• With the setup complete, simply create new updates or reply to existing ones on your configured boards.
• Translate Updates will work in the background. You should see a new reply posted by the app (often named "Workflow Polyglots" or similar, containing the translation) shortly after your original post.
• If you need to change languages for a board, revisit the app's board-specific settings (Step 3 above).

Troubleshooting & Support

• If translations aren't appearing, double-check that the automation recipe is active and correctly configured on the board.
• Verify your global and board-specific language settings in the Translate Updates app.
• For further assistance, common questions, or to report an issue, please visit our Translate Updates Support Page or the main Support Hub.