Running Transcheck

The Transcheck option provides the means to assure translation quality by check translated content for missing tags, empty targets, numbers, untranslated segments, and terminology.

To execute Transcheck on TXLF files, with the project open:

Select a file.

Figure 1. Project Files Dashboard
Click Transcheck Report.
The Project Transcheck dialog opens. Select the files on which to run Transcheck as shown in the example below.
Select the file(s) to have scanned by Transcheck.

Select the Transcheck Tests options in accordance with the following criteria.

Select Option	Select Sub-Option	Description
Blacklist Check		Compares the file to the project blacklist if one exists.
Capitalization Check		Ensures that capitalization is consistent in the source and target of a segment.
If Capitalization Check	is selected:
	All Caps Mismatch	For total case sensitivity.
	First Word Case Difference Check	Ensures that target segments begin with a capital when the source starts with a capital letter.
	Target Capitalization Mismatch Check	Verifies that all target capitalization matches the source.
	Source Capitalization Mismatch Check	Verifies that all source capitalization matches the target.
Edited Context Match Check		Verifies that a segment having a Context Match is modified.
Edited Exact Match Check		Verifies that a segment with 100% match is modified.
Edited Source Check		Verifies that a segment source has been modified.
Empty Target Check		Checks for a target segment being left blank.
Forbidden Character Check		Checks for target segments containing forbidden characters.
Number Diference Check		Verifies a matching word count in source and target.
Punctuation Check		Compares source and target segment punctuation to the punctuation table.
Repeated Word Check		Checks for a word repeat in the target.
Segment Length Check		Compares source and target segment lengths by word or character criteria.
Extended Punctuation Check		Verifies correct punctuation for the target language.
Copied Source Check		Verifies that a source segment was copied to the target.
Tag Check		Verifies a matching tags in source and target.
Terminology Check		Verifies target term translations are in accordance with the project termbase(s).
Unedited Fuzzy Check		Checks for a Fuzzy TM match remaining unchanged.
Untranslatable Text Check		Checks for an upper case source word in the target of the segment.
Untranslated Text Check		Checks the target of a segment for lower case text that is also in the source.
Whitespace Check		Verifies proper use of whitspace characters between the source and target segments.
Consistency Check		Verifies consistency in segment translation across all project files, limited by the following options:
	Ignore Case Sensitive	Ignores text case differences.
	Ignore Numbers	Ignores number differences
	Ignore Tags	Ignores tag differences
	Ignore Whitespace	Ignores whitespace differences

Under the Report Settings section supply the following information.
1. In the Report Name field, enter a name for the generated report.
2. In the Report Location field, browse to the folder where the report is to be saved.
Click the Glossary (0) tab.
1. Select the glossary.
Click the Blacklist (0) tab.
1. Select the blacklist.
Click Run Transcheck.
The TransCheck Report opens with a report summary at the top, followed by a summary of the files in the report. An example is shown below.

Figure 2. Project Transcheck Report