Configuring Translation Memory

1. Click Translation Memory.

   The Translation Memory options list for the current project appears.

   Figure 1. Preferences—Translation Memory

   

The following steps apply to the Translation Memory section.

2. Select Write unedited fuzzy..., to commit unedited fuzzy and exact matches to a TM.
3. Select Copy source when..., to copy the source to the target segment when there is no match and the TM is leveraged.
4. Select the Fuzzy Match Threshold percentage.

   Note: This value specifies the TM leverage percentage limit for a fuzzy match. For example, if a value of 75% is entered, the tool marks all the translations which are leveraged below 75% match as a 'No match' segment.

5. Select the analysis Report Settings:

   • Calculate analysis report Percentage by: Words or Segments

   • Calculate Internal Fuzzy Matches in: Percentage and Include Internal Fuzzy Matches in TM Matches

6. Select only one condition to be followed when editing an existing Translation Unit. The options are as follows:

   • Add to TM by overwriting the existing TU (default): Overwrite the existing Translation Unit

   • Add to TM; overwrite the existing TU if attributes are identical: Overwrite the existing Translation Unit if the attributes match

   • Only add to TM the new TU; do not overwrite the existing TU: No overwrite, just add new TUs to the existing Translation Unit

   • Add to TM; do not overwrite the existing TU: No overwrite, just add TUs to the existing Translation Unit

   • Do not add to TM: No addition to be made to the existing Translation Unit

7. Select the Number of TM lookup hits.

The following steps apply to the Replaceables section.

8. Select Enable replaceables for higher TM matches to replace the selected segments in the translation with segments from the selected TM.

   Selecting this option selects all sub-options by default. Select or deselect the terms to be replaced or not to be replaced from the Translation Memory as listed below:

   1. De-select Number replacement if not wanted
   2. De-select URL replacement if not wanted
   3. De-select Punctuation replacement if not wanted
   4. De-select Email address if not wanted
9. Click OK.

   The Translation Memory properties for the project are set up.