Trados Team for engineers
Engineers are responsible for transferring content from non-translatable file formats (file types) to translatable file formats OR for performing DTP.
Your capabilities on the platform derive from a set of permissions already configured.
After accepting the task assigned to you, you can work on files offline. As Engineer, you cannot open files in Trados Studio or in Trados Online Editor.
- Downloading DTP files
Download the files which require DTP (Desktop Publishing) to work on them offline. Access the DTP task assigned to you from the Inbox view. - Uploading DTP files
After you finish your DTP work, upload the files. Access the DTP task assigned to you from the Inbox view. - Downloading the files of all your accepted tasks
You can batch download (bulk download) the files corresponding to the tasks you accepted. You can also choose to download only completed files (by selecting the Only completed files check box). - Uploading the files of all your accepted tasks
After you worked offline on the files corresponding to your accepted tasks, you can batch upload (bulk upload) them. You can replace files for tasks that have the same or different task types, from the same project or from different projects. File replacement is useful if the target files contain errors or if you have a new version of the target file you want to work on. - Downloading non-localizable files
You must download non-localizable files, before you can convert and save their content under a new file type which can be processed by the translation workflow. Access the Engineering task assigned to you from the Inbox view. - Repairing localizable files
When you upload localizable files, you submit a file type which can be processed by the next stage of the translation workflow. Access the Engineering task assigned to you from the Inbox view. - Renaming files for started projects
You can rename the files of a started project from the Files sub-tab. You can rename files individually, as batch renaming is not available at the moment. - Handling bilingual engineering tasks
The Bilingual Engineering task is meant for engineers who need to make changes to the project files before being evaluated for quote purposes and before any translation activity can begin. - Rejecting tasks
You can reject the tasks you cannot work on. - Consulting task details
You can consult the task details at any time to understand the context of that task better. Task details refer to information such as: task type, creation date, project, languages, word count or assigned user (owner). - Filtering tasks
If you have more than one task assigned to you in your Inbox view, you can organize and prioritize your work by filtering your tasks according to: due date, task type, project, languages. - Grouping tasks in Inbox
When accessing tasks from the Inbox view, you can group tasks by various criteria in each of the three tabs. - Adding reference files to tasks
You can upload reference files as part of any Active task you own. Use the Files sub-tab of your task. - Returning accepted tasks you cannot work on
If you accepted a task, but you decide that you cannot work on it anymore, you can return it (release it). In this case, the other users assigned to it can claim it (accept it) or the project manager can assign it to someone else. - Completing tasks
Once you finished working on the task assigned to you, mark it as Complete so it can move on to the next stage of the workflow automatically. Access the task assigned to you from the Inbox view. - Viewing completed tasks
When you view the list of completed tasks, only the tasks completed within the last three months are displayed. - Assuming the Project Manager role
If an existing Administrator, Lead Project Manager, or Project Manager appoints you to be the project manager of a given project, then you will receive the permissions associated with the Project Manager role until the project is completed. In other words, you can work as a genuine project manager and have visibility over the project.