Connecting to SDL TMS

The <TmsServer> element in the TranslationManager.xml file specifies connection details to the SDL Translation Management System (SDL TMS).

About this task

You can connect to SDL TMS using standard Web requests on port 80 (default) using an HTTP-based protocol.

Attributes
The <TmsServer> element and has the following attributes:
AttributeDescription
portPort number used by the SDL Translation Management System
compressionBoolean indicating whether to compress data transfer or not
ssl Boolean indicating whether to use Secure Socket Layer protocol, or not, for secure communications

Procedure

  1. Open the TranslationManager.xml file in a text editor.
    By default, the file is located in your Tridion installation \config directory.
  2. In the <TmsServer> section, enter the URL to the SDL Translation Management System and set attributes, for example:
    <TmsServer port="80" compression="true" ssl="false">http://acme.sdltridion.com</TmsServer>
  3. Save and close the file.