Translate Snip Function
Add a translate Snip function. We often get documents in Spanish, so it would be handy to be able to Snip the Spanish comments and have it translated into English for our working paper.
Anonymous
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Would you be able to assist us in further investigating this option:
- How often you are receiving and working with documents not in the local language where translation is needed?
- How do you currently work with these documents?
- Is the hope to use the translated documents as the 'original' supporting evidence (i.e. snip the translated text) or simply translate for understanding (i.e. still snip the original language)
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Anonymous
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1. Over half of the audits I work on involve foreign subsidiaries where the documents are in another language, with the majority being in Spanish.
2. I can read and translate a bit, but also utilize google translate for words I dont know. Microsoft also has a decent translate option for large files. However with respects to the request it would be for just small amounts of text.
3. I would want to be able to extract the translated text from a sample like how you can snip a value or a phrase. I would like to use it to ensure invoices are categorized correctly, but then also when reviewing things such as legal invoices being able to discern if there are any legal claims we need to be aware of. -
Anonymous
commented
1. It is part of our regular work in internal audit. So it is pretty standard to work with different languages
2. Snip original document, use internal translator / online translator and copy back into the cell with the snip to replace the not translated snip
3. Mainly for understanding. So two options --> a) Keep original document and just fill in a translated text or b) klick a translate button with the result to have two documents (original and translated) and user can decide what to snip -
Mujtaba Rai
commented
From a client (HLB Belgium)
It would be great to have translating capabilities built into DS as this would not only aid the sharing of workpapers with other memeber firms but also aid the process of using supporting evidence that is in a different language to the 'local' language.