Hi Calvin F , paragraph segmentation is performed by the File Type that is associated with the native file. Sentence segmentation is performed, given the rules defined in the tm as you noted above.

Typically if you don't run a pre-translation automated task during project creation, then the bilingual files will not be (sentence) segmented. You can confirm this by opening the bilingual SDLXLIFF files in an editor (e.g. not the studio editor)  However, if you attempt to open a non-segmented bilingual SDLXLIFF file in the editor, (sentence) segmentation will always occur.  The studio editor will use the rules defined in the TM of the project, or use the default rules for that language if no project TM loaded.

Can you give me an example of what you are trying to achieve. Are you simply trying to load content in the studio editor without sentence segmentation applied on the paragraphs or are you interested in creating a new File Type to parse a native file in a particular way?

Hi Patrick. Thanks for the response!

What I am trying to do is actually simpler than that. I am just trying to change the setting of a TM to be paragraph-based instead of sentence-based. This is simple to do within Studio:

Looking through the API documentation, I was able to find how to adjust most things in a TM and even changing the sentence based segmentation rules. However, I have been unable to find any properties or methods to switch a TM to paragraph based segmentation. Would you happen to know where this information is and how it can be changed?

Hi Calvin F , what version of Trados Studio are you making reference to, 2019?

This setting "Paragraph based segmentation" is not available from Studio 2021 on-wards.  It is used as a convenience option to prevent further segmentation that has already been applied by the File Type; mentioned with my first response; removing the segmentation rules should achieve the same result.

Trados Studio 2019 documentation reference:
https://docs.rws.com/783545/344570/sdl-trados-studio/segmentation-rules

Working with the language resource bundle of the TM - latest documentation that is relevant for Studio 2021 and 2022

Configuring Translation Memories

Adding Language Resources

Language Resource Templates

Correct, this is still with 2019. That's good to know that this option no longer exists with 2021 and 2022.

Thanks for all the information. I've come across some of that documentation before, but couldn't quite find what I was looking for. However, I have not tried your suggestion of simply removing all the segmentation rules. That'd be nice if it ends up being that simple! I'm going to give a try and report back.

Correct, this is still with 2019. That's good to know that this option no longer exists with 2021 and 2022.

Thanks for all the information. I've come across some of that documentation before, but couldn't quite find what I was looking for. However, I have not tried your suggestion of simply removing all the segmentation rules. That'd be nice if it ends up being that simple! I'm going to give a try and report back.