Useful notes about the administration of SDL Online Editor

A list of tips and notes that might help WorldServer administrators improve their users' experience with SDL Online Editor and understand why certain features work in a certain way.

Translation memory modes in SDL Online Editor

The way in which you configure the enable_live_translation_memory property in the tm.properties file determines a different saving behavior in SDL Online Editor:
  • If you configure the enable_live_translation_memory property to true, the segments are saved in the project TM as soon as users confirm them.
  • If you configure the enable_live_translation_memory property to false, the entire asset is saved in the project TM only when the project goes through the Save Online Asset automatic action (if Update TM is set to Yes).

Importing TMs in the background

If users interact with a TM while another TM (or even the same TM) is being imported in the background, those interactions may result in errors. Therefore, as a best practice, make sure to schedule TM imports only outside of business hours.

Legacy filters and TM entry scores

If you have legacy filters configured on your environment, to avoid inconsistencies in TM entry scores between Browser Workbench and SDL Online Editor, add the legacy_scoping_mode_disabled property in the tm.properties file and set it to true.

Note that SDL Online Editor is not compatible with legacy filters. Users should not open assets segmented with legacy filters in SDL Online Editor.

User names and comments

In Browser Workbench, the person who adds a comment is displayed as user name (full name), whereas, in SDL Online Editor, only the full name of the person who added the comment is displayed. For example, msmith (Michael Smith) in Browser Workbench and Michael Smith in SDL Online Editor. To differentiate more easily between multiple users with the same full name in SDL Online Editor, you might want to modify them and include their initials or their middle names (for example, Michael E. Smith or Michael Eugene Smith).

Completed or canceled projects and tasks

If a project or a task is completed or canceled, its assets are removed from the BCM database. Moreover, the URLs of these assets are no longer available if you retrieve and open them from the task history.