Auto-Split
The auto-split process attempts to fully leverage a portion of the segment in the event that the segment cannot be fully leveraged as-is. If the match exactly represents the first part of the segment, it will split the original segment at that point, and create a second segment from the remainder of the original segment. The TM match will then be applied to the leading segment, and the trailing segment will be leveraged on its own.
Consider the following asset.
If the asset is re-leveraged against the TM, the following segmentation changes will result from the auto-split condition.
The first part yielded a 100% match (which will always be the case.) However, there is no guarantee for the type of match that will be found for the second part of the original segment.
Spotting a split condition is even easier than spotting a merge condition. As in this example, the resulting segments always carry the ID of the original segment, followed by an order letter.