Aggregating Content Manager items in a Translation Job

Aggregation adds all the Content Manager items included in a Translation Job into a single item on the translation management system instead of in separate files for each item.

About this task

Aggregating translatable fields
You can send Component Text fields (excluding list fields), Component External link fields, Component Rich Format Area fields, and Metadata Text fields and External Link fields for translation.
If you want to aggregate that data in all the Content Manager items included in a Translation Job, you need to select the Schema Aggregate Translation Items check box.
Aggregating translatable properties
You can send Folder Name, Structure Group Name, Structure Group Directory, Page Name, Page Filename, Keyword Name, Keyword Description, Category Name, Category Description and Component Name for translation.
By default, these properties are aggregated into a single item on the translation management system. If you do not want to aggregate these properties, you need to assign a Metadata Schema to the Content Manager items and deselect the Schema Aggregate Translation Items check box.
Controlling Aggregation
The <MaximumTridionItemsPerAggregatedTmsFile> element in the TranslationManager.xml file specifies the number of SDL Tridion items that can be combined into a single file send to the translation management system. If the value is exceeded, multiple files containing aggregated items are added to the Translation Job on the translation management system. The setting affects server memory usage as well as how manageable the file is for the translator.
The <MaximumTridionItemsPerTmsJob> element in the TranslationManager.xml file specifies the maximum number of Content Manager items that can be combined into a single Translation Job on the translation management system. The setting affects database transaction time (the number of operations that are performed inside each transaction when the job is send to the translation management system, as well as how manageable the job is for the translator. If the value is exceeded, several jobs are create on the translation management system for the single Translation Job on the Content Manager. The Translation Job will still be managed as a single job in Tridion.

Procedure

  1. Open a Schema and select the Aggregate Translation Items check box. if you want to add Content Manager items included in a Translation Job into a single item on the translation management system instead of in separate files for each item.
  2. Open the TranslationManager.xml file in a text editor.
    By default, the file is located in your Tridion installation \config directory.
  3. In the <MaximumTridionItemsPerAggregatedTmsFile> section, enter a number. For example:
    <MaximumTridionItemsPerAggregatedTmsFile>1000</MaximumTridionItemsPerAggregatedTmsFile>
  4. In the <MaximumTridionItemsPerTmsJob> section, enter a number. For example:
    <MaximumTridionItemsPerTmsJob>5000</MaximumTridionItemsPerTmsJob>
  5. Save and close the file.