TranslationManager.xml overview
This topic provides an overview of the configuration options in the Translation Manager TranslationManager.xml file. The configuration file located by default in your Tridion installation \config directory.
Configuring connections
The following elements in the TranslationManager.xml file are for configuring connections (when you install the Translation Manager the installer prompts you to set the mandatory configuration options):
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Database | connection details to the Translation Manager database |
ServiceTcmUserName | the Tridion account the Translation Manager Service uses to access the Content Manager |
TmsServer | connection details to SDL Translation Management System |
TmsProxy | the proxy server used to connect to SDL Translation Management System |
WorldServer | connection details to SDL WorldServer |
BeGlobalProxy | the proxy server used to connect to SDL BeGlobal |
TcmPollingInterval | the frequency with which the Translation Manager is polled for Translation Jobs waiting transferal to the translation system |
TmsPollingInterval | the frequency with which the translation system is polled to see whether Translation Jobs have been completed |
SmtpServer | connection details of the SMTP server which is used to send notification emails |
Controlling content sent for translation
The following elements in the TranslationManager.xml file control content sent for translation:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
MaximumJobSize | the maximum number of Content Manager items allowed in a Translation Job when sent to the translation system. |
MaximumTridionItemsPerAggregatedTmsFile | specifies the number of SDL Tridion items that can be combined into a single file send to the translation system. |
MaximumTridionItemsPerTmsJob | specifies the maximum number of Content Manager items that can be combined into a single Translation Job on the translation system. |
JobIdPrefix | a prefix appended to each Translation Job sent to the translation system. |
Plugin system
The following element in the TranslationManager.xml file is for adding your customizations to the plugin system:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
PlugInAssemblies | the file path or assembly name to load a plug assembly (a custom .dll) |
Monitoring Translation Manager processes
The following element in the TranslationManager.xml file is for monitoring Translation Manager processes:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
TransferOperationHeartbeatTimeout | for application monitoring, if a heartbeat does not arrive before the end of the timeout (specified in seconds) the thread is considered hanging |
Purging Translation Jobs
The following element in the TranslationManager.xml file is for purging Translation Jobs:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
PurgeJobDaysOld | the numbers of days after which a Completed or Cancelled Translation Job is purged from the Translation Job Queue |
Logging
The following element in the TranslationManager.xml file is for logging:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
LogFolder | the location on your file system where logging information is generated |
Business units
The following element in the TranslationManager.xml file is for configuring Business Units (for SDL TMS only):
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
BusinessUnits | a list of an organization's business units which can be billed for a translation |