Project packages

You can send translation or review work to another SDL Trados Studio user, by creating project packages in an offline workflow. Packages contain files that you need to translate or review, or files that have been translated and reviewed. You must first open the package in SDL Trados Studio to update the files or to access the files for translation or review.

Opening a project packages enables you to receive all files for translation or review, and all related files. Once you have opened a package in SDL Trados Studio, the files, translation memories, termbases and AutoSuggest dictionaries included in the package are immediately available to be used. When you receive a project package from your project manager, save the package to a suitable location.

Contents of a project package

You can create a single project package for all files in a selected project or for a selected set of files. You can also split a package into several packages based on target language and size. If you are working with project translation memories (TMs):
  • If you create a project package containing all the files in your project, the entire file-based project TM can be included in the package.
  • If you create a project package for a selected set of files, you can choose to include a subset of the project TM, containing the information relevant to those files only.
  • If your project has a server-based TM, this reference to the project TM is automatically included in the package.

A project package can also include the project file-based main TMs and TBs, references to the server-based TMs and TBs, and AutoSuggest dictionaries.

Analysis during project package creation

During project package creation, the Analyze Files and Word Count batch tasks are performed, which automatically includes the two associated reports in the package. These tasks are performed when the Recompute word count and analysis statistics in order to update cross-file repetition counts option is selected in the Create Project Package wizard. This option is selected by default. These tasks produce figures relevant to the files included in each package.