Optimized TM engine capabilities for higher accuracy and better leverage
Trados Studio 2019 SR1 introduces more accurate project scoping and budgeting, thanks to better leverage both in the area of context and fuzzy matching. Development efforts also targeted higher robustness and flexibility when working with TMs in different contexts and different settings. There are new processing mechanisms which ensure full compatibility across the supply chain and different Trados Studio versions.
Redeveloped context matching for higher accuracy
We improved the way context matches are calculated to avoid incorrect context matches and unwanted duplicate matches in some cases.
Better fuzzy matching and an adjusted TM upgrade mechanism
We enhanced stemming for Western languages and made improvements in recognizing half/full-width characters for Japanese in particular. The current linguistic insight behind our TMs applies to segment matching and concordance matching, as well as upLIFT MatchRepair and upLIFT fragment matching.
You can reuse the TMs you created in previous Trados Studio versions, but in order to benefit from the latest TM enhancement, we recommend that you upgrade all your older TMs using one of the available Translation Memory Upgrade mechanisms. All you older/legacy TMs are clearly marked by a triangle warning sign.
This functionality supports the interoperability between the TMs from different (and future) Trados Studio versions.
TM reindexing is now prompted explicitly when changing basic settings
Changing any of the file-based TM settings (any recognition setting or variable) requires you to reindex your TM, namely to "refresh" it so it is updated with your preferences. Reindexing was required until now too, but now users are reminded that they need to reindex the TM they changed. All TMs which require reindexing are marked with a triangle warning sign (the same sign you would see for a legacy TM which needs to be upgraded).
To reindex your TM, simply upgrade your TM using one of the available Translation Memory Upgrade mechanisms.
Important TM compatibility considerations
Trados Studio 2019 SR1 will prompt users to upgrade their TMs.
Trados Studio 2017 SR1 will also receive a cumulative update release with the same enhancements.
Trados Studio 2015 users can download the TM Compatibility Plug-In for SDL Trados 2015 and back-convert the TMs created in Trados Studio 2017 SR1 CU15 or Trados Studio 2019 SR1, into the TM format used by Trados Studio 2015; otherwise leverage will be adversely affected.