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Opening a package in SDL Trados Studio

After downloading a package from SDL TMS, you can open it in SDL Trados Studio.

Procedure

Packages downloaded from SDL TMS are ZIP files. You need to unpack the ZIP archive to be able to use the package.

  1. Unpack the ZIP file to a local folder. You will see a single file with an *.sdlppx extension.
  2. Double-click the package file. SDL Trados Studio will start automatically and open the package.
    You will be prompted for a folder in which to create the project. SDL Trados Studio will create a local project with the same name as the job in SDL TMS. In the location you selected, your local file system will contain a folder structure like this:

    When opening a native Trados Studio package, SDL XLIFF files will simply be opened and ITD files will have been converted to the SDL XLIFF format. The TMS project TM from the package is already in the native Studio *.sdltm format for use, locally: if Terminology is configured in SDL TMS, you will be prompted to enter credentials to connect to the termbase on MultiTerm Server. If your package does not contain a project TM, consult your SDL TMS system administrator to enable this functionality. Information on how to configure SDL TMS to enable creation of project TMs is available in Working with the Project TM.