Help for upgraders
The upgrade process entails moving from an older version of the product to a more recent one.
For more information on data and TM migration from SDL Trados 2007 and SDLX 2007, consult the SDL Trados Studio 2017 Migration Guide.
Upgrading Translation Memories
You can use file-based translation memories in the *.sdltm format in SDL Trados Studio 2017. They are the same format that was used in all of versions of SDL Trados Studio since SDL Trados Studio 2009.
You can also upgrade translation memories to the SDL Trados Studio format from the Translation Memories view by going to the Home tab and selecting Upgrade Translation Memories.
There are several TM formats you can upgrade to.
Upgrading and migrating data
You can upgrade and migrate the following data:
- SDL TM Server SP3
- SDL TM Server 2009 SP1/SP2 server-based translation memories
- SDL Trados 2007 Translation Memories (file and server-based)
- SDLX 2007 Translation Memories (file and server-based)
- TMX Files (Version 1.4b)
- SDL Trados 2007 INI Tag Settings Files (SDL Trados 2006 and SDL Trados 2007 versions)
- SDLX 2007 ANL Tag Settings Files (SDLX 2007)
- SDL Workbench or WinAlign Export files (
*.txt)
Migrating tag settings
You can migrate your tag settings by importing these files into the file type filters in SDL Trados Studio :
- INI Tag settings rules, used in SDL Trados 2006 and SDL Trados 2007
- ANL Tag setting rules, used in SDLX 2007.