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Segmentation Process

Summarizing, the following describes the process that occurs when WorldServer segments an asset:
  1. WorldServer reads the current fingerprint of the source AIS node.
  2. WorldServer detects the MIME type for the asset and identifies the file type associated with the MIME type.
  3. WorldServer reads the file type configuration information and gets its modification timestamp.
  4. WorldServer determines the target language for the asset.
  5. WorldServer tries to look up a segmented asset record where the source fingerprint, file type configuration timestamp, and target language match the values calculated during Steps 1–4.
  6. If the record is found, no segmentation is performed and the found segmented asset is returned back to the caller.
  7. If no matching segmented asset is found, the system starts the segmentation process.

Segmentation is now complete and the asset is put through the TM leverage process.