Enhanced Variant and Language Management: Scroll Documents and its Extension Apps
This page explains how Scroll Documents supports variant and language management, what’s included out of the box, and when to consider using the extension apps for more advanced need
Variant Management is a core feature in Scroll Versions, while language management is the core feature of Scroll Translations.
If you have not used the variant management functionality in Scroll Versions and/or have never had Scroll Translations installed on your system, you can skip this section.
Variant Management
In content management, variant management enables you to tailor content for different audiences or use cases. If you're converting from Scroll Versions, it's important to understand how this works in Scroll Documents.
Basic variant support (built-in)
Scroll Documents includes a basic variant functionality using Confluence page labels to mark content for specific variants. With this built-in setup, you can:
Create up to 2 variants per document
Manually assign labels to control variant content
Define simple variant rules
Advanced variant support
To manage more advanced variant setups, install the extension app: Variants for Scroll Documents
With the extension, you can:
Create an unlimited number of variants per document
Use bulk label editing to speed up management of variants
Set up complex, nested variant rules
Language Management
If you’ve previously used Scroll Translations, Scroll Documents also provides language support to maintain multilingual content.
Basic language support (built-in)
Scroll Documents includes core multilingual features:
Manage up to 2 languages per document
Perform manual translation directly in Confluence
Advanced language support
To unlock full language management, install the extension app: Translations for Scroll Documents
With the extension, you can:
Manage an unlimited number of languages
Facilitate both manual translation and external XLIFF translation to integrate external Translation Management Systems