XTM Cloud v 13.1

Create a project: Translation

This section provides information about mandatory and optional Translation parameters that you can use while creating a project in XTM Cloud.

Table 28. Create a project: Translation parameters

Parameter	Description	Mandatory/Optional	Type	Valid values
Source language	Determines the language of the source file.	Mandatory	Dropdown list	The available source languages depend on the system and customer settings in Language combinations.
Pre-processing	This parameter is available if it has been activated in the Configuration tab. Pre-processing can be used to: lock segments so that they are not taken for translation edit the source text prior to the translation when the new source language is the same as the original source language make use of a pivot language in the translation process: source language is firstly translated into one language and then that target language becomes the new source for the translation into other target languages The supported source and target language combinations depend on the Customer name you have selected in the General information section.	Optional	Dropdown list	Valid values: No Yes, source segmentation Yes, new source segmentation The default is determined by system settings or customer settings. Note The customer settings take priority over system settings.
New source language	This parameter is available if one of the Pre-processing values has been selected: Yes, source segmentation Yes, new source segmentation This parameter allows selecting a pivot language in the translation process.	Mandatory	Dropdown list	The available source languages depend on the system and customer settings in Language combinations.
Target languages	Determines one language or multiple languages of the target text.	Mandatory	Multiple selection The icon adds languages and the icon removes languages	The available source languages depend on the system and customer settings in Language combinations.
Subject matter	Defines the domain of the project source files	Optional	Dropdown list	The available Subject matter values depend on the system and customer settings in Language combinations. Valid values: Other (default) Aerospace Agriculture Arts and Culture Automotive Broadcasting, Printing & Publishing Building & Construction Business & Commerce Chemistry & Physics Construction & Architecture Consulting Economics Education Electrical goods Engineering Environment EU Finance General Information Technology Law Logistics & Transport Medical Military & Civil Defence Mining Music and Arts Pharmaceutical Real Estate Retail Sports & Recreation Technology Telecommunications Transport Travel
For translation	A single file or multiple files to upload for translation. XTM limits the file size that you can upload at one time up to 550 MB for Public Cloud and up to 150 MB for both Private Cloud and Suite. If you have files that are more than 150 MB, compress them into a `.zip` file to reduce the file size.	Mandatory	File selection pop-up window	For the full list of the supported files, see File formats supported in XTM.
QA profile	Quality assurance setting.	Optional	Dropdown list	Valid values: Global: Default QA profile Customer specific
Filter template	Specify configuration for identifying translatable text in a document. Learn more on how to configure filter templates.	Optional	Dropdown list	Valid values depend on the configuration made by your System Administrator.
Joining files	Enables you to merge files with the same file format. When the project is created, the joined files will be displayed as one file for each file format. More joining file options, such as Join files by when Extended interface is enabled, can be configured on the Configuration > Settings > Projects > Joining files in sets. This simplifies managing the translation workflow. To use this feature, all the files that are to be joined should be uploaded in a single `.zip` file. Note Joining files does not apply to Visual mode feature.	Optional	Checkbox	Valid values: Selected Cleared
Additional files	Allows to upload additional reference materials and/or preview files	Optional	Checkbox File selection pop-up window The icon adds files and the icon removes reference files	Valid values: Reference material - additional information that may assist in the translation process, such as a style guide, or a glossary Preview file - images that do not need to be localized. Find out more about Adding preview images. Note The updating of the preview files must be done by the principal Project Manager and is not available to subcontractors. Segment ID images
Segment filter profile	A set of predefined segment filters. Administrators can create them in the Configuration > Settings > Translation > Segment filter tab.	Optional	Dropdown list Checkbox	Exclude non-translatable text - selecting this segment filter profile opens another option to Enable linguist to turn the profile off

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