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. In XTM Workbench, it serves as a placeholder that can be moved by Linguists within the target segment. 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: