Custom variable configuration
Tip
This module requires some prior knowledge of Regular Expressions ("regex").
You can use custom variables to select a specific sequence of characters using regular expressions. This string can be converted into an inline tag to protect it during translation. Regular expressions are extremely powerful when it comes to defining a sequence of characters, including special characters. XTM Cloud uses Java Regular Expressions.
Example 16. Using regular expressions to protect certain data from being translated
Use a regex to identify emails. During the translation process in XTM Cloud, all emails from the source text are converted into inline tags.
In the Configuration > Filter templates tab screen you can: