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Creating an AutoSuggest Dictionary

AutoSuggest dictionaries contain phrases extracted from translation memories (TMs) (*.sdltm) or *.tmx files that can be used by AutoSuggest. AutoSuggest dictionaries are created using the New AutoSuggest Dictionary wizard.

About this task

Step 1: Choose where you want to create the AutoSuggest dictionary

Procedure

  1. Choose where you want to create the AutoSuggest dictionary.
  2. In the dialog that you chose to open, in the navigation tree, select Language Pairs > [Source Language Name > Target Language Name ] > AutoSuggest Dictionaries.
  3. Select Generate to display the New AutoSuggest Dictionary wizard.

Step 2: Select a translation memory from which you want to extract content

Procedure

  1. Select a TM (*.sdltm) or *.tmx file from which to extract words or phrases for the AutoSuggest dictionary on the Select Translation Memory page.
  2. Select Next.

Step 3: Specify the language pair

Procedure

  1. Specify which language pair you want to create this AutoSuggest dictionary for on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Settings page. The languages default to the languages in the TM (*.sdltm) or *.tmx file you selected.
  2. If you want to switch the source and target language or select a different target language, select the different languages from the drop-down lists. AutoSuggest dictionaries can only contain one language pair.
  3. Select Next.

Step 4: Apply a filter

Procedure

  1. If you want to create a filter to apply against the extracted data, you can create one on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Settings page. Only the words/phrases that match the criteria of the filter are extracted.
  2. Select Edit to display the Filter dialog where you can create a filter to apply against the extracted data.
  3. Select Next.

Step 5: Specify how many translations units to process

Procedure

  1. You can specify how many TUs are processed against the filter and language pairs specified from the TM (*.sdltm file) or from a *.tmx file on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Creation Memory Usage page. This number defaults to a specified number based on the memory available on the machine on which you are creating the AutoSuggest dictionary.
  2. Select Next to accept the recommended number.

Step 6: Specify where to save the AutoSuggest dictionary

Procedure

If you want to specify a different location to save the new AutoSuggest Dictionary, do this on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Location page.

Step 7: Generate the AutoSuggest dictionary

Procedure

  1. When you have finished selecting your settings, select Finish to create the AutoSuggest dictionary.
  2. The Creating AutoSuggest Dictionary page lists all items as Complete when the dictionary has finished creating. Select Close.
    The dictionary is added to the list of selected AutoSuggest Dictionaries.