How to Create an AutoSuggest Dictionary

AutoSuggest dictionaries contain phrases extracted from translation memories (*.sdltm) or *.tmx files that can be used in AutoSuggest. AutoSuggest dictionaries are created using the New AutoSuggest Dictionary wizard.

About this task

Perform the following tasks to create an AutoSuggest Dictionary

Step 1: Choose where you want to create the AutoSuggest dictionary

Procedure

  1. Choose where you want to create the AutoSuggest dictionary.
  2. In the dialog box that you chose to open, select Language Pairs > [Source Language Name > Target Language Name ] > AutoSuggest Dictionaries from the navigation tree.
  3. Click Generate to display the New AutoSuggest Dictionary wizard.

Step 2: Select a translation memory from which you want to extract content

Procedure

  1. Select a translation memory (*.sdltm) or *.tmx file from which to extract words or phrases for the AutoSuggest dictionary on the Select Translation Memory page.
  2. Click Next.

Step 3: Specify the language pair

Procedure

  1. Specify which language pair you want to create this AutoSuggest dictionary for on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Settings page. The languages default to the languages in the translation memory (*.sdltm) or *.tmx file you selected.
  2. If you want to switch the source and target language or select a different target language, select the different languages from the drop-down lists. AutoSuggest dictionaries can only contain one language pair.
  3. Click Next.

Step 4: Apply a filter

Procedure

  1. If you want to create a filter to apply against the extracted data, you can create one on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Settings page. Only the words/phrases that match the criteria of the filter are extracted.
  2. Click Edit to display the Filter dialog box where you can create a filter to apply against the extracted data.
  3. Click Next.

Step 5: Specify how many translations units to process

Procedure

  1. You can specify how many translation units processed against the filter and language pairs specified from the translation memory or TMX file on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Creation Memory Usage page. This number defaults to a specified number based on the memory available on the machine on which you are creating the AutoSuggest dictionary.
  2. Click Next to accept the recommended number.

Step 6: Specify where to save the AutoSuggest dictionary

Procedure

If you want to specify a different location to save the new AutoSuggest Dictionary, do this on the AutoSuggest Dictionary Location page.

Step 7: Generate the AutoSuggest dictionary

Procedure

  1. When you have finished selecting your settings, click Finish to create the AutoSuggest dictionary. The Creating AutoSuggest Dictionary is displayed.
  2. When the dictionary has finished creating, the items on this page are listed as Complete. Click Close.
    The dictionary is added to the list of selected AutoSuggest Dictionaries.