Disable Dynamic Translation for LLM Virtual Agent conversations

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read disable-dynamic-translation-for-llm-va-conversations.md
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Enable dynamic translation of chat messages into English before they are sent to the large language model in generative AI topics to support users who speak other languages.

Before you begin

You must have Dynamic Translation for Virtual Agent installed and active for your Virtual Agent. For more information, check out .

Role required: admin

About this task

Dynamic Translation is enabled by default.

There are certain limitations of Dynamic Translation for Virtual Agent. Catalog item names aren't automatically translated, and only languages configured for language detection will be recognized.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All, and then enter sys_properties.list in the filter.

  2. Select the magnifying glass icon ([Omitted image "magnifying-glass-fill-24.svg"] Alt text:) to expand the column search row.

  3. In the Name column, enter sn_generative_ai.disable_dynamic_translation and then press Enter to search.

  4. Open the matching record.

  5. Set the property value to true.

  6. Select Save to save the record.

Result

Chat requester utterances are translated into English before being sent to the LLM, and output messages are translated back into the requester's preferred language.

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