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Importing files reviewed in native format

If you sent your files for external review using the Export Files batch task, with the Target version option selected, you can import the changes made to the file back into Trados Studio. This import updates the target segments in the *.sdlxliff project file with any edits made to the text of the file.

About this task

This feature is not available for the Trados Studio Starter or Express editions. Before you can update the *.sdlxliff project file with the changes from the reviewed target file, make sure the file does not contain any track changes, TQAs or comments, as these would conflict with the imported changes. Note that you cannot use Retrofit on merged project files or on files merged from the Files view.

Procedure

  1. Decide how you want to import the files reviewed in native format:
    • If the *.sdlxliff project file is not open in the Editor view:
      1. Go to the Projects view.
      2. Right-click the project and select Batch Tasks > Update from Reviewed Target File (Retrofit)
    • If the *.sdlxliff project file is open in the Editor view:
      1. Go to the Review tab.
      2. Select Update from Reviewed Target File (Retrofit).
  2. On the Batch Tasks page of the Batch Processing wizard, select Next.
  3. On the Files page, select the project files that you want to update, and select Next.
  4. On the Reviewed Target File Update (Retrofit) page, select the native target files to use to update your project files:
    • If the reviewed target file name has not been changed and the folder structure is the same, you can automatically match the SDL project file (*.sdlxliff) with its corresponding reviewed target file. This is useful if you have more than one reviewed target file that you need to select:
    1. Select Add, and then select Review Documents from a Folder.
    2. Browse to the External Review folder, select it and then select OK. A message is displayed indicating how many files have been added.
    • If the reviewed target file name has changed, or if the folder structure changed, or if you have only one file to select:
    1. Select the target language for which you want to add the reviewed target file.
    2. Under the Project File column, select the project file for which you want to add the reviewed target file.
    3. Select Add, select Specific Review Document, select the file, and then select Open.
  5. Under Update options, you can:
    • Set the quality level that will be applied to the reverse alignment by moving the slider from Tolerant to Strict. The more tolerant you set the slider, the more changes made to the reviewed target file will be imported into the project file.
    • Make a backup of your *.sdlxliff project file, if you accidentally overwrite content that you want to keep. Select Create a backup of the project file before updating. The backup file is saved with a *.backup file extension in the project's BackupByRetrofit folder.
    • Specify whether you want to review and then adjust the alignment of the reviewed target file with the project file. Select Review the reverse alignment before updating. The Alignment Editor opens and you can align the file as you see fit before the project file is updated. When you are done with the alignment, click Update SDLXLIFF file to send the alignment result to the document's corresponding project file. When you are done with the alignment, select Update SDLXLIFF file to send the alignment result to the corresponding project file.
  6. Select Finish to update your *.sdlxliff project files with the content from the reviewed target files.
  7. When the task is completed, select Close to exit the Batch Processing wizard.