Blackbird.io Bureau Works

Blackbird is the new automation backbone for the language technology industry. Blackbird provides enterprise-scale automation and orchestration with a simple no-code/low-code platform. Blackbird enables ambitious organizations to identify, vet and automate as many processes as possible. Not just localization workflows, but any business and IT process. This repository represents an application that is deployable on Blackbird and usable inside the workflow editor.

Introduction

Bureau Works is cutting edge translation software that helps its users translate at greater speeds and with an increased sense of authorship.

Before setting up

Before you can connect you need to make sure that:

• You have a Bureau Works account on the instance you want to connect to.
• In Bureau Works go to Profile > Security and click Generate in API Token section.
• Copy Access key and Secret for future

Connecting

1. Navigate to apps and search for Bureau Works.
2. Click Add Connection.
3. Name your connection for future reference e.g. 'My Bureau Works connection'.
4. Fill in the_Access key_ and Secret that you copied from Bureau Works.
5. Click Authorize connection.

Setting up events

1. Create a bird with event trigger from Bureau Works app and publish it
2. Copy "Webhook URL" from event trigger of published bird
3. Got to the Webhooks page on Bureau Works.
4. Paste "Webhook URL" to the url field and leave "Secret" field empty
5. Select webhook type the same you chose in step 1 in Blackbird (For example if you selected "On project status changed" in Blackbird - select "Project status changed" webhook type in Bureau Works).
6. Click "Save webhook"

Actions

Project

• Create project
• Change project status
• Download translated files
• Get project
• Search projects
• Upload file to project

Glossary

• Create glossary
• Export glossary
• Import glossary

Events

Project

• On empty project created
• On new organization created
• On new organization unit created
• On new project created
• On work unit status changed
• On new user created
• On project status changed
• On project translation finished
• On task assigned
• On task status changed

Missing features

Not all API endpoints are covered, let us know if you are missing features or if you see other improvements!

Feedback

Feedback to our implementation of Bureau Works is always very welcome. Reach out to us using the established channels or create an issue.