Importing translation memory data

You can import data into translation memories (TM) to reuse your current resources. The imported data consists of translation units (TUs) and their associated fields. You can only import supported file types.

Before you begin

If you want to import a number of files, place them all in a single folder so that you can import the folder.

Importing translation memory data into a TM

Procedure

  1. In the navigation tree in the Translation Memory view, select the translation memory you want to import data into.
    • If the translation memory does not appear in the navigation tree, select File > Open > Open Translation Memory.
  2. Select Home tab > Import (or you can right-click the translation memory and select Import from the shortcut menu). The is displayed on the Import Files page.
  3. Add the files to be imported and complete the page:
    • If you want to select a single file, click Add Files.
    • If you want to select a folder, click Add Folder.
    • Continue selecting files until the list of files to be imported is complete.
  4. Click Next.
    • If you are importing a *.tmx file, complete the TMX Import Options page.
    • If you are not importing a *.tmx file, complete the Bilingual Document Import Options page.
    • If you are importing an *.sdlalign file, complete the Alignment Import Options page.
  5. Click Finish when you are ready to start the import. The Importing page is displayed. This page displays each file being imported and indicates the status of each import.
  6. When the import has finished, the items on this page are listed as Complete. Click Close.

The page

About this task

  • If you do not want to import the entire translation memory, click Edit and create a filter that will exclude the unwanted translation units.
  • In the Unknown Fields box, specify how you want unknown fields to be handled.
  • Under the Please select the scenario that applies best to you section, specify what data associated with the translation unit is removed or retained in order to optimize the leverage from the imported data.

The page

About this task

Select the segment translation statuses to identify the segments you want to import. You can select multiple statuses.

The page

About this task

  • If you want to assign values to custom fields for the imported translation units, click Edit and complete the Field Values dialog box.
  • If you want translation units that fail to be imported to be saved to a file, click Browse and specify a file name and location. You can import this file later if you want.

The page

About this task

Studio displays this page when you add an *.sdlalign file on the Import wizard. *.Sdlalign files are alignment result files that contain translation units generated after aligning the source with the target file of an existing translation.

On this page, you can tell SDL Trados Studio to triage only the translation units that meet a certain quality threshold value. You can also add custom field values to the imported translation units and specify other TM import options.