Workshop presentation delivered by Paul Filkin for the SDL Language Technology tools session at the FIT XXth World Congress in Berlin. August 2014

1. Q&A Sessions—CAT tools
Paul Filkin pfilkin@sdl.com
August 2014

2. From the Conference
Portal Bulletin Board

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How can the English suffix for the day of the
month (st, nd or th as in the 1st, 2nd 6th) be
automatically replaced by a number followed by a
full stop in the target segment?
How to localize English dates automatically

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• Date recognition in Studio is based on your operating system, so
only recognised formats are handled automatically. So they need
to match these:
• To resolve non matching patterns you can take advantage of the
Studio platform by working with the SDL OpenExchange

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Option #1 : Terminjector

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Option #1 : Terminjector

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Option #1 : Terminjector

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Option #1 : Terminjector

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Option #2 : SDLXLIFF Toolkit (1 of 2)
Search
b(d+)(?:st|nd|rd|th)b(s[A-Za-z]+)
Replace
$1$2 2222

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Option #2 : SDLXLIFF Toolkit (1 of 2)
Search
b(d+)(?:st|nd|rd|th)b(s[A-Za-z]+)
Replace
$1$2 2222

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Option #2 : SDLXLIFF Toolkit (1 of 2)
Search
b(d+)(?:st|nd|rd|th)b(s[A-Za-z]+)
Replace
$1$2 2222

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Option #2 : SDLXLIFF Toolkit (1 of 2)
Search
b(d+)(?:st|nd|rd|th)b(s[A-Za-z]+)
Replace
$1$2 2222

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Option #2 : SDLXLIFF Toolkit (2 of 2) Search
(d+.sw+)s2222
Replace
$1

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Option #2 : SDLXLIFF Toolkit (2 of 2) Search
(d+.sw+)s2222
Replace
$1

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Option #2 : SDLXLIFF Toolkit (2 of 2) Search
(d+.sw+)s2222
Replace
$1

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I've problems with normal.dot and studio 2014
when the Word glossary is selected in Studio.
Normal.dot cannot be closed and I've to save
and rename every time.
"Question STUDIO 2014
- Normal.dot Office 2007"

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• Worth bookmarking KB #3924
SDL Trados and SDL MultiTerm template or
add-in problems in Microsoft Word
• Provides an overview of articles in the Knowledgebase related to Word
templates
• Includes several articles specific to this issue
• #2086: Troubleshooting Trados/MultiTerm template-related error messages in
Microsoft Word
• #2486: Troubleshooting the Save Changes prompt for Trados8.dot(m) or
MultiTerm7.dot(m) when closing Microsoft Word
• #2407: Useful Word template to troubleshoot problems with Normal.dot and all
Trados templates and add-ins
• #1981: Troubleshooting the Save Changes prompt for Trados8.dot(m) or
MultiTerm8.dot(m) when closing Microsoft Word

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What happens to a project if I "close" it (I have a
number of projects in the projects list but can't
recognize them and do not know the location
where they are stored). How can I name, organize
and store trados work files, tms etc. meaningfully
and close a project without loosing control of my
"project inventory"? How can I avoid creating a
"new project" every time and organize a file
structure for each client? It is all mixed up... : -(
"What happens if I close a
project/meaningful data storage"

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Every translation is a Studio Project
• Standard Studio project
• Single file project
• Server project
Blog article worth a read
• “Open Document”… or did you mean “Create a single file Project”
Always find your Projects
• Use the ribbon icons
• “Open Project Folder” in the Project View
• “Explore Containing Folder” in the Files View

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Avoid creating a Project every time…
• Using project templates this is not really a problem
• But if you get single files and want to keep adding them to one project then
perhaps create a project per client and just drag and drop the files into the
existing projects to work on them
Blog article worth a read
• “All I want is a simple analysis!”

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Naming conventions… depends!
• I use a numbering system that corresponds to my filing and I try to create full
projects for everything using Project Templates for speed
• If you work with single file projects then the name is automatically generated
and the project files will always be in the same folder as your client files

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Naming and storing TMs….
• I handle a lot of different languages so always try to stick to language
conventions using the full language codes
• en(US) – de(DE)
• es(MX) – tr(TR)
• it(IT) – fr(FR)…. or maybe “client name [it(IT) – fr(FR)]”
• I try to keep my TMs in a central location in my Studio folder.
• You could just as easily maintain a TM per client in your central clients folder
Golden rule is probably store them somewhere they can be easily
backed up as these are key to your productivity

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How can I import terms from a Multiterm
glossary that has English index entry names to
a glossary that has German index entry names
(i.e. "German" and "Deutsch")?
"Multiterm glossaries - Import"

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Export/Import – index name doesn’t matter
• In MultiTerm you can rename the index fields to anything you like, but it’s the
internal language code that counts
Two suggestions for handling this (Glossaries)
1. Export the terms from the EN MultiTerm and then import to the DE MultiTerm
• Good if the definitions are the same
2. Convert both termbases to Excel (Glossary Converter from the SDL
OpenExchange) and merge, then recreate
• Good if the definitions are different

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A quick explanation on definition (xdt & xml files)
Try and import into a Termbase
with a different definition
Termbase #1
Termbase #2

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MultiTerm XML
A quick explanation on definition (xdt & xml files)
Termbase #1
Termbase #2

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A quick explanation on definition (xdt & xml files)
Import termbase data with the
same definitionTermbase #1
Termbase #2
MultiTerm XDT

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A quick explanation on definition (xdt & xml files)
Import termbase data with the
same definitionTermbase #1
Termbase #2

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A quick explanation on definition (xdt & xml files)
Try and import into a Termbase
with a different definition
Termbase #1
Termbase #2

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Is there an easier way for using TMs with
different sublanguages (for example EN-GB and
EN-US)for one project than exporting, creating
a new TM and reimporting entries?
"Translation memories with different
sublanguages"

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AnyTM (SDL OpenExchange) with or without project templates
• Allows you to add literally any TM you like as read only or update if supported

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AnyTM (SDL OpenExchange) with or without project templates
• Allows you to add literally any TM you like as read only or update if supported
• If the distinction is important for you then use project templates

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There are a couple of articles on this tool that can do a lot more
• Reverse direction TMs
• Supports multiple source language
It’s all English… right?
AnyTM… or SuperTM!

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