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XTM Connect – Git 13.8

Editing parameters in the Project creation tab screen
To edit parameters displayed in the XTM Connect – Git configuration bucket Project creation tab screen:
  1. Log in to your XTM Cloud instance.

    Note

    When using XTM Cloud for the first time, you need to activate XTM Cloud on your computer.

  2. In XTM Cloud, on the top navigation bar, select the XTM Connect tab.

  3. In the XTM Connect tab screen, select the Buckets tab.

  4. If you have more XTM Connect products configured on your XTM Cloud instance, in the Buckets tab screen, select Git.

  5. Select the relevant Git configuration bucket.

  6. To the left of the selected configuration bucket, select the context menu icon ellipsis_vertical_context_menu_brand_refreshed.svg.

  7. From the dropdown, select File_plus_black.png Project creation.

  8. In the Project creation tab screen, edit relevant values for the following parameters:

    Table 4. Project creation tab parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Mandatory/

    Optional

    Editable

    (Yes/No)

    Type

    Valid values

    Project creation section

    Create project

    Use this parameter to set the repository bucket either for an automatic or a manual project creation.

    Mandatory

    Yes

    Radio buttons

    Valid values:

    • Automatically.

      (default)

      When you select it, the Frequency parameter is displayed.

      Repository files are synchronized automatically at the specified times or frequency to create translation tasks based on any new content.

      Automatic project creation procedure.

    • Manually.

      Repository files have to be synchronized manually from the context menu for the relevant configuration bucket.

      Manual project creation procedure.

    Frequency

    This parameter is displayed if you have selected the Automatically option for the Create Project parameter.

    Use this parameter to set the frequency at which the projects are automatically created for new or updated files in the selected repository or branch.

    Mandatory if you have selected the Automatically option for the Create Project parameter.

    Yes

    Radio buttons

    Valid values:

    • At intervals.

      (default)

      When you select it, the Repeat every parameter is displayed.

    • At set times.

      When you select it, the Date parameter is displayed.

    Repeat every

    This parameter is displayed if you have selected the At intervals option for the Frequency parameter.

    Use this parameter to specify the intervals at which projects are automatically created for new or updated files in the selected repository or branch.

    Mandatory if you selected the At intervals option for the Frequency parameter.

    Yes

    Text field and dropdown

    Valid values for the text field:

    Numeric

    Valid values for the dropdown:

    • Minutes.

    • Hours.

    • Days.

    • Weeks.

    The minimal value is 1 minute, but we recommend no less than 5 minutes. The maximum entry is 999 weeks.

    Date

    This parameter is displayed if you have selected the At set times option for the Frequency parameter.

    Use this parameter to set specific calendar day(s) and time(s) at which projects are automatically created for new or updated files in the selected repository or branch.

    Mandatory if you have selected the At set times option for the Frequency parameter.

    Yes

    Multiselect

    Valid values for days:

    • MON (Monday).

    • TUE (Tuesday).

    • WED (Wednesday).

    • THU (Thursday).

    • FRI (Friday).

    • SAT (Saturday).

    • SUN (Sunday).

    To select a time of project creation for a specific day, select circle_plus_sharp_brand_refreshed.svg Add.

    You can select multiple times for each selected calendar day.

    Template

    Use this parameter to specify which of the project templates defined in XTM Cloud is used for creating projects in this configuration bucket.

    In the project template you can, for example, define workflow steps, assign Linguists to these steps and set an automatic workflow start.

    Mandatory

    Yes

    Dropdown

    Predefined list of project templates available in your XTM Cloud instance.

    To learn how to define a new project template, go to the XTM Cloud documentation page, select the relevant version of XTM Cloud that you use and then search for the Project templates section.

    Source language

    Use this parameter to specify the source language of the new or updated files in the selected repository or branch.

    Mandatory

    No

    Read-only

    The source language is selected during configuration bucket creation and cannot be edited.

    If you need a configuration bucket with the same settings but a different source language, create a new configuration bucket (see Adding a configuration bucket).

    Target languages

    Use this parameter to specify the target language(s) for the new or updated files from the selected repository or branch which need to be translated.

    Mandatory

    No

    Read-only

    Target language(s) is/are selected during configuration bucket creation and cannot be edited.

    If you need a configuration bucket with the same settings but different target language(s), create a new configuration bucket (see Adding a configuration bucket).

    Project name

    Use this parameter to define a prefix that is to be added to the project name so that it is easily distinguishable from other projects in XTM Cloud.

    Mandatory

    Yes

    Text field

    Alphanumeric

    Project name cannot contain any of the following symbols: ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = [ ] ; ' : " \|, . & l t ; ' ; / ? ~

    Continuous project

    Use this parameter to create a configuration bucket that is to be used for continuous projects.

    You can use continuous projects to update the files within an existing, active project, instead of creating a new project every time a file within your repository is updated with new content.

    If the project set as a continuous project has been deactivated, XTM Connect – Git will try to reactivate the archived project.

    Optional

    Yes

    Checkbox

    Valid values:

    • Cleared (default)

    • Selected


  9. To finalize, select:

    • Save button to save your changes.

    • Reset button to cancel your changes.

  10. If you want to also edit General settings parameters, select the cog-solid.png General settings tab on the left-hand side.