TM Update

To clean up and convert bilingual .TXLF files to their original source format in the target language, use TM Update. Refer to Translate Segments.

  Alert:

TM Update actions overwrite the translation memory (TM).

To use TM Update:

  1. Click the Wordfast Pro drop-down menu, then select Quick Tools.
  2. Click the TM Update tab, if it is not already selected.
  3. On the TXLF Files panel, choose one of the following actions:
      Note:

    To search the File Name column for a particular string, enter the search string in the available search field next toon the TXLF Files panel.

    Add Files

    Click to browse and select a file from a folder.

    Add Folder

    Click to browse and select a folder and all its files.

    Remove Files

    Click to remove a folder and all its files or all selected files from the list.
  4. On the Translation Memory panel, choose a TM or several TMs from the list, then choose one of the following actions:
      Note:

    • To search the TM Name column for a particular string, enter the search string in the available search field next toon the Translation Memory panel.

    • To better understand context matches or the TM, refer to Leverage Project TMs.

    Item

    Action

    Create Local

    Select to create a new TM and add it to the list of available TMs.

    Add Local TM or Add Project TMs

    Select and choose from the drop-down list to add to a local TM or to a project TM.

    Note:   

    If you choose a project TM, you can only add a TM to a locale already assigned to the project.

    Connect to Remote

    Select to connect a remote TM to the project.

    Import TM

    Select to import .TMX or .TXT files to a TM assigned to the project.

    Open TM

    Select to open a TM in the TM Editor view.

    Modify TM

    Select to modify a TM assigned to the project.

    Remove TM

    Select to remove a TM assigned to the project.
  5. (Optional) Configure the TM Update Options:
      Note:

    Use the search field next to a TM action to search that column above the search field location.

    Item

    Action

    Update Option

    Select one of the TM update options from the drop-down menu:

    • Append

    • Do not add to TM

    • Do not overwrite TU to retain existing TUs

    • Overwrite existing TU to overwrite existing translation units (TUs)

    • Overwrite if attributes are identical

    Add attribute

    Select to add an attribute to write to the TM for cleaned up segments.

    Add file name as an attribute

    Select to add the TXLF file name as an attribute to write to the TM for cleaned up segments.

    Overwrite private TUs (WFServer TM only)

    Select to replace existing private TUs with new ones. This requires a Cleanup password.

    Write 'unedited fuzzy' to TM

    Select to write fuzzy matches to the TM without user modification.

    Write 'unedited autopropagated fuzzy' to TM

    Select to write automatically inserted fuzzy matches to the TM without user modification.

    Write exact matches to TM

    Select to write context matches to the TM without user modification.

    Write 'unedited MT' to TM

    Select to write machine translation to the TM without user modification.
  6. Select a Translated File Settings option for translation file creation from the drop-down list.

    Item

    Action

    Next to source with target language suffix

    Select to save translated files in the same location as the source TXLF files, in original format, after appending the target language code to the file name as a suffix.

    Inside subfolder and maintain folder structure for folders

    Select to save translated files in the same location as your TXLF files, but in a subfolder that retains the source folder hierarchy.

    Do not create translated files

    Select to prevent the creation of translated files and retain the source TXLF files.
  7. Choose one of the following actions, when enabled for the options you selected:

    Item

    Action

    Update & Create

    Click to update the TM and create a translated TXLF file.

    Create Translated Files

    Click to create a translated TXLF file without updating the TM.

    Update TM

    Click to update the TM without creating a translated TXLF file.
  8. (Optional) On the Progress Bar dialog, you can select Always run in the background to preserve the background batch action for future analysis actions, then click Run in Background.
  9. If you chose to run Update & Create in the background, you can monitor its progress.
      Note:

    If you choose to run more than one batch action in the background, each action will have its own progress bar.

    The bilingual TXLF file is converted to its original source format in the target language.

Parent topic: Use Quick Tools