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XTM Portal Administrator and User Manual 23.1

Customizable Request Translation order form parameters

This section provides information about mandatory and optional parameters you need to define to request project translations in XTM Portal using the Customizable Request Translation order form.

Table 2. Customizable Request Translation translation order form parameters

Parameter

Description

Mandatory/Optional

Type

Valid values

Due date

Set a deadline for your projects

Optional

Date picker

Valid values in the format:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:SS

Files to translate

Upload or drop a file, or click to paste text

Mandatory

Files (drop zone)

Text field

Valid values:

  • Files - the maximum size of upload in megabytes is determined by the XTM Portal Administrator and is set by default to 100MB. Drop zone empty by default.

    For the supported file extensions, see the valid values of the Add reference files parameter in this table.

    The XTM Portal Administrator can narrow the list down.

  • Text - alphanumeric and unlimited number of characters. Empty by default.

Source language

Specify the source language of your translation project

Mandatory

Dropdown

Valid values as defined for a given customer in XTM Cloud Language combinations under Customers

Target language

Specify the target language(s) of your translation project

Mandatory

Dropdown

Valid values as defined for a given customer in XTM Cloud Language combinations under Customers

Subject matter

Select the subject matter of their project

Optional

Dropdown

Valid values as defined for a given customer in XTM Cloud

Add reference files

Upload reference files to your project

Optional

Files (drop zone)

Valid values are files with the supported extensions:

  • ai

  • ascx

  • asp

  • aspx

  • bmp

  • coti

  • csv

  • dita

  • ditamap

  • doc

  • docx

  • eps

  • fxg

  • gif

  • htm

  • html

  • idml

  • inc

  • indb

  • indd

  • ini

  • inx

  • jpeg

  • jpg

  • json

  • md

  • mif

  • mqxliff

  • odp

  • ods

  • odt

  • po

  • pot

  • pdf

  • png

  • ppt

  • pptx

  • properties

  • props

  • psd

  • rc

  • resx

  • resw

  • rtf

  • sdf

  • sdxliff

  • shtm

  • shtml

  • srt

  • stf

  • str

  • strings

  • stringsdict

  • svgz

  • sxd

  • sxw

  • tpl

  • ts

  • ttx

  • txt

  • txml

  • vdx

  • xhtml

  • xlf

  • xliff

  • xls

  • xlsm

  • xlsx

  • xml

  • yaml

  • zip

The XTM Portal Administrator can narrow the list down.

Empty by default

Template

Select the XTM Cloud project template for your new project

Mandatory (if set by the XTM Portal Administrator)

Dropdown

Project templates as defined in XTM Cloud

Additional email address

Specify an additional email address of an additional receiver of information about the project.

Optional

Text field

Alphanumeric

Valid email address

Empty by default

Add comment

Add a comment about your project

Optional

Text field

Alphanumeric, up to 1900 characters

Empty by default

Project name

Name projects to your liking

Mandatory (if set as the Obligatory by the XTM Portal Administrator)

Optional (if not set as the Obligatory by the XTM Portal Administrator)

Text field

Alphanumeric, up to 120 characters, can contain special characters associated with a given language, and special characters such as: !@$%^&()[]~_-#+=.,`

Empty by default

Comments

Edit the summary of data provided in the Add comment field while creating a project

Optional

Text field

Alphanumeric


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