Release Notes

AEM (Adobe Experience Manager)

Version 2.6.0-6.5.14 and Cloud-2023.8.13323 January 4, 2024

XTM Cloud min. version: 13.3

  • All values shown in the Customer and Project template fields on the XTM Translation Connector settings page are now sorted alphabetically.
  • With XTM Connect – AEM, Administrators can customize XTM preview settings by defining custom paths for HTML reference assets through regular expressions.

Version 2.5.0-6.5.10 and Cloud-2022.12.10488 March 16, 2023

XTM Cloud min. version: 13.2

  • When using the XTM Preview Generator, it is now possible to include the data-previewnodepath attribute in source files to improve user experience in Visual mode in XTM Workbench (may require additional configuration in XTM Cloud).
  • The process of getting and refreshing the REST API OAuth token has been improved.
  • XTM Connect – AEM now leverages the XTM REST API to import translations, update projects, and manage configurations.

Version 2.4.0-6.5.10 and Cloud-2022.9.8722 October 7, 2022

XTM Cloud min. version: 13.1

  • When sending AEM content to XTM Cloud for translation in continuous mode, the connector will now automatically reactivate the respective project if it was archived within the last year.
  • With XTM Connect – AEM as a Cloud Service, content changes are now automatically detected so that they can be sent to translation in XTM Cloud. Note: this functionality is only supported on the AEM Cloud version, not on AEM 6.5.7 and lower versions.
  • With XTM Connect – AEM it will be possible to configure how file names will be displayed in XTM Cloud:
    • just the file name
    • full path from AEM

The default value is to display file names only.

  • XTM Connect – AEM has been refactored to use the newest XTM REST API in the core project creation logic. This comes with performance and scalability improvements.

Version 2.3.0-6.5.7 and Cloud-2022.3.6582 March 28, 2022

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.9

  • With XTM Connect – AEM it is now possible to define a standard XTM Cloud Project Manager within a specific configuration.
  • With XTM Connect – AEM, cancelling a translation project in AEM will trigger an email notification to notify the relevant XTM Cloud project manager about the event. Additionally, it is now possible to configure if the XTM Cloud project needs to be archived or completely deleted when the respective project is cancelled in AEM.
  • Only available for AEM 6.5 – With XTM Connect – AEM it is now possible to start a project directly in XTM Cloud and automatically update the status of the project in AEM.
  • The connector has been further rewritten to leverage more REST API compared to SOAP
  • Added support for HTTP proxies for REST API calls
  • Removed obsolete screenshots from the installation package
  • Improved logging

Version 2.2.0-6.5.6 and Cloud-2021.12.6151 December 23, 2021

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.9

  • Thanks to the new custom XTM exporter for XTM Connect – AEM, linguists can now experience an enhanced in-context preview functionality in XTM Workbench Visual mode.
  • XTM Connect – AEM now leverages the newest XTM Cloud REST API when handling multilingual translation projects. This results in performance enhancements and a more accurate way of processing source files during project creation.
  • The connector can now handle locales even when defined with non-standard language codes.
  • XTM Connect – AEM now fully supports AEM launches.

Version 2.1.0-6.5.6 and Cloud-2021.10.5958 November 5, 2021

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.8

New or improved functionalities

  • XTM Connect – AEM has been updated to fully support adding and removing content in continuous project mode.
  • Joining files is now supported in XTM Connect – AEM.
    The option to select multiple target languages now works seamlessly when choosing the Send to translation in XTM option
  • Added an option to aggregate launch pages under their launch target path
    • Configurable on XTM Connector’s Cloud Service Configuration on the Advanced tab
    • Available only if XTM project update is enabled on the Advanced tab
    • If selected, if multiple Language Copy updates for a single AEM page are pushed to the same XTM project, these updates will result in a single XTM job
    • This option is especially recommended for all sites that use AEM Launch functionality for Language Copy updates

User experience improvements when translating content through the Send to XTM option

  • Authors can benefit from the improved user experience in XTM Connect – AEM 2.1.0. When creating a new translation project, it is now possible to directly open the project editing view.
  • Submitting AEM content to translation is now more intuitive and user-friendly. The user interface now shows a loading icon or a warning to inform users about the status of the form submission.

Additional changes

  • When sending content to translation, the AEM file name now contains an automatically generated, alphanumeric string as a suffix. This makes the connector more flexible when handling files with the same names and when joining files in XTM Cloud.

Version 2.0.0-Cloud 2021.7.0 August 23, 2021

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.8

  • The new XTM Connect – AEM Cloud release has been updated to align with the standards of the new release of AEM Cloud 2021.7.0 (minimum compatible version). The AEM Cloud connector supports all features and functionalities from the latest XTM Connect – AEM 2.0.0-6.5 version and has now been released in Beta until September 30th, 2021 (date is subject to change).

Version 2.0.0-6.5 August 13, 2021

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.8

  • The new XTM Connect – AEM release comes with a new version naming convention, made up of the XTM connector’s version followed by the minimum compatible AEM version.
  • In XTM Connect – AEM, translation projects can be updated with a new source file in a continuous localization mode.
  • Managing multilingual AEM projects has now become much more efficient. With the AEM connector it is now possible to translate content into multiple target languages and handle them all in a single XTM project.

Version 1.5.4 June 8, 2021

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.7

  • The internal project storing mechanism in XTM – AEM Connect has been improved. Restarting AEM does not affect the connector’s functionality.
  • Callback functionality has been added to the AEM Connector. It is visible in the connector profile configuration.

Version 1.4.2 May 28, 2021

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.7

  • Callback functionality has been added to the AEM Connector. It is visible in the connector profile configuration.

Version 1.5.3 December 13, 2020

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.6

  • XTM Connect – AEM: creating projects and sending them for translation is simpler and faster than before. Administrators now have the option to configure a proxy server of their choice to connect to XTM.
  • All project files can be sent from AEM to XTM at one go.
  • Creating projects and sending them for translation is simpler and faster than before.

Version 1.5.2 January 19, 2020

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.2

  • XTM Connect AEM now supports AEM versions 6.4 and 6.5 in XTM Workbench Visual mode.

Version 1.5.1 October 7, 2019

XTM Cloud min. version: 12.1

  • AEM Connect now supports AEM version 6.5.

Version 1.2.0 April 23, 2017

XTM Cloud min. version: 10.3

  • The AEM Connector has been improved to offer in-context review in the XTM Visual Editor.