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This article is meant to explain how XTM processes files and common configuration requests. If you did not find the desired solution for the case you have in mind, please contact the XTM support team, and we will answer your questions as well as explain the reason of such behavior if the desired result does not happen to be possible to achieve.
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What can be configured in terms of a source file?
In general, configuration is a set of rules that apply to the analysis of the project. Those rules can affect translation content (ITS rules), segmentation (SRX rules) and extraction of metadata from files.
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IMPORTANT! Filter templates can sometimes be confused with project templates, but those two are completely different. The filter template has rules for analysis of files, while the project template stores predefined settings for creating a project and allocating linguists. |
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Every configuration requested can be set up on one of the above three levels. Setting configuration on a certain level means that it will override any corresponding configuration (e.g. for Excel files) with a smaller number next to it. |
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EXAMPLE There is a configuration on a global level which excludes bold text from translation, but on a filter template level it is defined to translate bold text. Now, if we were to use the filter template during the project creation stage, or apply it in a project editor after its creation (and reanalyze the said project), this bold text would be extracted for translation. |