Auto-substitution > Dates and Times
The Dates and Times settings determine the format of date and time patterns to be used when auto-localizing dates and times. Auto-localization is the process by which Trados Studio automatically adapts the format of date/time elements to suit the target language of your current translation. These settings are only available at language pair level, since the date and time patterns are target language-specific.
These settings appear in multiple dialogs in Trados Studio.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
For TM matches, copy the TM format | Trados Studio looks in your project's TM to check what format you have previously used for translating segments that contained dates and times. Whenever it finds a TM match for the current segment, Trados Studio inserts it into the target and automatically substitutes the date or time using the same localization format as in the TM match. This ensures a consistent translation style throughout your TM units as new date and times values are localized with the same format as in the TU that was matched. When this option is disabled, or no matches are available for the current segment, Trados Studio uses the localization format that you have selected under Project Settings > Language Pairs > [your language pair] > Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Auto-substitution > Dates and Times . The date formats available here include the default localization formats of the target language and any custom formats you have set in the Language Resource settings of your TM. You can check these under Translation Memory Settings > Language Resources > Dates. |
Long date | The format used to for localizing long dates during auto-substitution. Trados Studio picks up the first custom format for long date available in the Language Resource settings of your TM. You can edit the order of the dates in the list using the |
Short date | The format used to for localizing short dates during auto-substitution. Trados Studio picks up for auto-substitution the first custom format for short date available in the Language Resource settings of your TM. You can edit the order of the dates in the list using the |
Long time | The format used to for localizing long times during auto-substitution. Trados Studio picks up for auto-substitution the first custom format for long times available in the Language Resource settings of your TM. You can edit the order of the times in the list using the |
Short time | The format used to for localizing short times during auto-substitution.Trados Studio picks up for auto-substitution the first custom format for short time available in the Language Resource settings of your TM. You can edit the order of the times in the list using the |