Logging in

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Planning Creating Jobs Adding Extra Information Quoting Approving Quotes Dispatching Jobs

Implementing Translating Accepting the task Translating online | Translating offline Completing the task

Reviewing Accepting the task Reviewing online | Reviewing offline

Making Review Changes Accepting the task Making changes online | Making changes offline Completing the task

Desktop Publishing Accepting the task Exporting the Latest Files Performing DTP Uploading the Files

Reviewing DTP and LSO Accepting the task Reviewing DTP/LSO

Making DTP and LSO Review Changes

Closing Comments

Managing Projects

Following Up Ongoing Jobs Getting General Status Information Getting Job and Activity Status Information Checking the Activity Duration Viewing In-Progress Translations Downloading In-Progress Files Viewing All Comments Answering Queries

Making Changes to Ongoing Jobs Canceling a Workflow or Locale Canceling a Job Re-assigning Activities Adding and Removing Translators from a Project Adding More Time for Activities Skipping Activities Completing Activities for Other Users Resetting User Details Extending Workflows Adding/editing/deleting files from a job Other Exceptions and Configuration Changes

Managing TMs

Managing Terminology (Glossaries)

Finalizing

Retrieving the Final Files Archiving Jobs

Contents 1 Logging in 2 Retrieving your user name 3 Re-setting your password

Logging in

Login credentials are assigned based on the role that you perform in a particular project.

For example Project Manager, translator, reviewer, DTP engineer, admin and so on.

Always use the login details provided for that particular role.

The URL is provided by your Project Manager and also appears in notification emails.

You can retrieve your user name and reset your password, if needed.

To log in:

1. Open your browser and navigate to the GlobalSight URL provided. Check the System Requirements to ensure that you are using a supported browser
   
   

   
   
   
2. Enter the user name and password for your role. For example Project Manager, translator, reviewer, DTP, admin and so on
   
   

   
   
   
3. Click Login

Retrieving your user name

You can retrieve a user name that has been forgotten or lost using the Forgot Username link on the login page.

GlobalSight validates the email. If the email is correct, GlobalSight sends the possible user names to the email address. More than one user name can be sent, since email addresses are not unique in the system.

Choose the correct use user name from the list.

If the email provided is wrong, the corresponding prompt messages appear:

• The email provided does not exist in the system:
  
  

  
  
  
• The email provided is in the system but the email server is not configured:
  
  

  
  
  

Re-setting your password

You can re-set a password using the Forgot Password link on the login page.

GlobalSight validates the user name and email. If they are correct, a new password is sent to the email address.

Use this new password to log in, or change it to something else.

If either the user name or email provided are wrong, the corresponding prompt messages appear:

• The user name does not exist in the system or the email does not match the user name:
  
  

  
  
  
• The user name is in the system and the email matches the user name, but the email server is not configured: