Phases
When working with Trados GroupShare projects, you can use phases to follow the translation steps through which the project will go. Phases are set for the individual steps in your translation process. These phases can indicate users the tasks they should perform on the files assigned to them.
At any point in the translation process, every translatable and localizable target file in a Trados GroupShare project resides within one of the four available translation phases:
| Phase | Description |
|---|---|
| Preparation | The file has just been published to Trados GroupShare, and is not ready for translation yet. Usually, the Project Manager keeps the files in the Preparation phase until the files are ready to be translated. |
| Translation | The file is ready to be translated or translation work has already started on the file. You can assign files to users in the Translation phase to complete translation tasks. |
| Review | The file is ready to be reviewed or review work has already started on the file. You can assign files to users in the Review phase to review the translation and approve or reject translated target segments. |
| Finalization | The translated and reviewed file is ready to be finalized or finalization work has already started on the file. You can assign users files in the Finalization phase to perform tasks like post translation desktop publishing. |