Connect to a Remote TM

You can connect to one or more translation memories (TMs) that reside on other computers, including a free, hosted service: Wordfast Anywhere (WFA).

  Note:

Wordfast Anywhere allows translators to connect to a shared server and interact with a private, remote TM and glossary.

To connect to a remote TM:

  1. On the Projects tab, double-click a project from the projects list to open it.
  2. On the Project TM tab, click Connect To Remote.
  3. On the Connect to Remote TM dialog, select the appropriate tab, based on your server options.

    • TM Server

    • WF Server

    • WFA Server

  4. (Optional) Add a TM Server on the TM Server tab, complete the required fields, and then click OK.

    Field or Option

    Action

    Symbolic Name

    Enter a unique name for the TM.

    URL

    Enter the remote TM URL using the following format: tm://address:port/TMS?. The remaining URL Settings automatically populate when you enter the URL string. Click Test to validate the connection.

    Priority

    Select a priority from the drop-down list.

    The priority determines the sequence of reference during translation, first referencing the primary TM, then any secondary TMs. You can only designate one TM as primary.

    Selected

    (Optional) Select to use the current TM for the project.

    Read Only

    (Optional) Select to leverage the TM without updating it with the new translation.
  5. (Optional) Add a WF Server on the WF Server tab, complete the required fields, and then click OK.

    Field or Option

    Action

    Symbolic Name

    Enter a unique name for the TM.

    URL

    Enter the remote TM URL using the following format: wf://jsmith.password@address:port/TMS?. The remaining URL Settings automatically populate when you enter the URL string.

    (Optional) The Password and Workgroup ID fields depend on server settings.

    Click Test to validate the connection.

    Priority

    Select a priority from the drop-down list.

    The priority determines the sequence of reference during translation, first referencing the primary TM, then any secondary TMs. You can only designate one TM as primary.

    Selected

    (Optional) Select to use the current TM for the project.

    Use TM Write Password

    (Optional) Require a password to clean up target content and update the TM. Include the password in the TM Write Password field after selecting this option. If a password is not set in the WF Server, then select the checkbox, but leave the field empty.

    Read Only

    (Optional) Select to leverage the TM without updating it with the new translation.
  6. (Optional) Add a WFA Server on the WFA Server tab, complete the required fields, and then click OK.

    Field or Option

    Action

    Symbolic Name

    Enter a unique name for the TM.

    API Key

    Enter the API key you obtain from WFA.

    1. Log in to your free WFA account at https://www.freetm.com.

    2. Click on TMs & Glossaries, then Setup.

    3. On the TMs and glossaries management dialog, select a TM or Glossary to make it active.

    4. Click Manage Sharing.

    5. On the TMs and glossaries shares dialog, click on the API key and copy the text string.

    6. Paste the API key into the Connect to Remote TM dialog on the WFA Server tab using the following format: username@1234567, and then click Test to validate the connection.

    Priority

    Select a priority from the drop-down list.

    The priority determines the sequence of reference during translation, first referencing the primary TM, then any secondary TMs. You can only designate one TM as primary.

    Selected

    (Optional) Select to use the current TM for the project.

    Read Only

    (Optional) Select to leverage the TM without updating it with the new translation.

    The new TM is added to the project and is displayed in the project TM list.

Parent topic: Leverage Project TMs