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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):

ElementDescription
Databaseconnection 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
TmsProxythe proxy server used to connect to SDL Translation Management System
WorldServerconnection details to SDL WorldServer
BeGlobalProxythe proxy server used to connect to SDL BeGlobal
TcmPollingIntervalthe frequency with which the Translation Manager is polled for Translation Jobs waiting transferal to the translation system
TmsPollingIntervalthe frequency with which the translation system is polled to see whether Translation Jobs have been completed
SmtpServerconnection 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:

ElementDescription
MaximumJobSizethe maximum number of Content Manager items allowed in a Translation Job when sent to the translation system.
MaximumTridionItemsPerAggregatedTmsFilespecifies the number of SDL Tridion items that can be combined into a single file send to the translation system.
MaximumTridionItemsPerTmsJobspecifies the maximum number of Content Manager items that can be combined into a single Translation Job on the translation system.
JobIdPrefixa 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:

ElementDescription
PlugInAssembliesthe 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:

ElementDescription
TransferOperationHeartbeatTimeoutfor 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:

ElementDescription
PurgeJobDaysOldthe 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:

ElementDescription
LogFolderthe 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):

ElementDescription
BusinessUnitsa list of an organization's business units which can be billed for a translation