Enable and configure the concurrent localization method

You configure the IXIASOFT CCMS to use the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop concurrent localization method by enabling the ConcurrentLocalizationManagerService manager and the ImageLocalizationManagerService element in the localizationManagers.xml file.

The following code shows CCMS Desktop concurrent localization manager classes in the localizationManagers.xml file.

<manager class="com.ixiasoft.cms.controller.localization.concurrentLocalization.ConcurrentLocalizationManagerService" 
	description="DITA based localization manager. Creates localization packages using xliff object as the exchanged objects." 
	name="Concurrent Localization Manager">
	<config name="full.context">true</config>
	<config name="bundle.creation.xliffFormat">true</config>
	<config name="context.document.type">Dita2Pdf</config>
	<config name="include.default.images">true</config>
	<config name="translation.autotranslation.acceptPartialTranslation">true</config>
	<config name="translation.autotranslation.fulltranslation.status">Localization:machine translated</config>
	<config name="translation.autotranslation.ignorableElement.xpath">child::draft-comment | child::data | child::comment()</config>
	<config name="translation.autotranslation.ignorableText.regex">[\—\"\'\-\_\\]+</config>
	<config name="translation.autotranslation.ignorableSpace">true</config>
</manager>
<manager class="com.ixiasoft.cms.controller.localization.ImageLocalizationManagerService"
         description="Determines content to localize for images."              
         name="Concurrent Image Localization manager"             
         type="image">       
</manager>

You can configure the following options for the CCMS Desktop concurrent localization manager:

Note: All the options below are optional. If you do not specify a value, the option uses the default value.

Table 1. Concurrent localization configuration options
Option	Description
`full.context`	Specifies whether to package in the localization kit only the files that require translation (`false`) or to package all the files, even if they do not need to be translated (`true`). Packaging all the files provides a context for the content to be translated. For example, consider a map that contains five topics, but only two topics have been updated. When `full.context=true`, the five topics are included in the localization kit to provide context for the files that need to be translated. When `full.context=false`, only the two topics that were updated will be packaged in the localization kit. Default value is `true`.
`bundle.creation.xliffFormat`	Specifies the format of the files in the localization kits; Valid values are: `true`: XLIFF (default) `false`: DITA
`context.document.type`	Specifies how to output the context documents, such as originals.zip and lasttranslation.zip. The value must match one of the output types defined for your deployment. Enter the output type name as it appears in the outputtypes.xml file (for example, Dita2xhtml or Dita2Pdf). If you do not want these context documents, leave this field empty.
`include.default.images`	Specifies whether images should be provided as part of the localization kit for context. Note that these images are not provided in a format that can be used for localization; they are provided for context only. Default value is `true`.
`translation.autotranslation. acceptPartialTranslation`	Specifies whether the system accepts documents that were partially translated during auto-translation. Valid values are: `true`: Partially translated documents are accepted and saved in the Content Store after the auto-translation process. They will be included in the localization kit sent for translation. `false`: Only fully translated documents are accepted and saved in the Content Store. In this case, the original source document is sent in the localization kit and the partial auto-translations are ignored. Default value is `true`.
`translation.autotranslation. fulltranslation.status`	Specifies the status for documents that were fully translated by the auto-translation process. For example: `Localization:machine translated` Note: This status must be a valid status configured in your workflow. If you specify a status that is not in your workflow, this option will be ignored. There is no default value for this option. If you don't specify it, the documents will be put in the standard workflow status (for example, `Localization:review`)
`translation.autotranslation. ignorableElement.xpath`	Specifies the elements that should be ignored during auto-translation. For example, the following code indicates that if an element has a child `draft-comment`, `data`, or `comment` element, then changes in these child elements will be ignored during auto-translation. `child::draft-comment \| child::data \| child::comment()<` Enter a valid XPath expression. There is no default value for this option. If you don't specify it, no element will be ignored.
`translation.autotranslation. ignorableText.regex`	Specifies the text inside elements that should be ignored during auto-translation. For example, the following code indicates that the following characters (— " ' - _ \) will be ignored when comparing documents during auto-translation: `[\—\"\'\-\_\\]+` Enter a valid regular expression (regex). There is no default value for this option. If you don't specify it, no character will be ignored.
`translation.autotranslation. ignorableSpace`	Specifies whether spaces should be ignored during auto-translation. Valid values are: `true`: Spaces are ignored. `false`: Spaces are not ignored. For example, if a previous version of a topic and a current version are identical but one has an extra space, then it will not be auto-translated. Default value is `true`.

Important: Make configuration changes in a test environment and confirm they work before copying them to a production environment. For dedicated SaaS deployments, test the changes and then ask IXIASOFT Customer Support to copy the changes to your production environment.

To enable and configure the concurrent localization method:

In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
Locate the localizationManagers.xml file in the repository's /system/conf collection.
Check out the file and open it for editing.
Search for the ConcurrentLocalizationManagerService class.
To use the concurrent localization manager, remove the comments from the <manager> element, as shown below:

To use the concurrent localization manager, remove the comments from the elements for the ConcurrentLocalizationManagerService manager and the ImageLocalizationManagerService classes, as shown below:

<!-- Concurrent localization method -->
<manager class="com.ixiasoft.cms.controller.localization.concurrentLocalization.ConcurrentLocalizationManagerService" 
...
</manager>

<manager class="com.ixiasoft.cms.controller.localization.ImageLocalizationManagerService"
         description="Determines content to localize for images."              
         name="Concurrent Image Localization manager"             
         type="image">       
</manager>

Set the configuration options as appropriate for your deployment.
See the table above for more information.

Since only one localization manager can be enabled at any time, make sure that the sequential localization manager is commented out.

For example:

<!-- Sequential Localization Manager, with auto-translation disabled -->
<!-- manager class="com.ixiasoft.cms.controller.localization.sequential.SequentialLocalizationManagerService" 
   description="Tries to determine content to localize by applying an XML
                diff to all the nodes." 
   name="Sequential Localization manager">
      <config name="substantialChange">false</config>
      <config name="full.context">false</config>
      <config name="context.document.type">Dita2Pdf</config>
      <config name="include.default.images">true</config>
      <config name="in.context.exact.matches">false</config>
</manager>

<manager class="com.ixiasoft.cms.controller.localization.sequential.SequentialImageLocalizationManagerService" 
   description="Tries to determine content to localize for images 
                without revision history." 
   name="Sequential Image Localization manager"
   type="image">
</manager -->

Save, close, and check in the file.
Inform users of the changes.
The changes will be applied automatically once users close and then reopen their CCMS Desktop. Users can also apply the changes without restarting their CCMS Desktop by clicking IXIASOFT CCMS > Synchronize Configuration. Additionally, refresh IXIASOFT CCMS Web so that users will see the change reflected there.