PowerShell™ for SharePoint® 2013 How-To

Modify the Maximum Translation Attempts

Scenario/Problem: You need to modify the maximum conversion attempts in Word Services.

Solution: Use the MaximumTranslationAttempts parameter with the Set-SPTranslationServiceApplication cmdlet.

Use the MaximumTranslationAttempts parameter to configure how many attempts should be taken before a translation is considered a failure. The default is 2 (attempts), and the range of valid values is 1 to 10. Listing 20.10 shows a sample modification of the maximum translation attempts setting.

Listing 20.10. Changing the Maximum Translation Attempts Setting

Set-SPTranslationServiceApplication-Identity "Machine Translation Services" -MaximumTranslationAttempts 3

The default is two attempts, but three seems ...