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Storing comment input as translation unit meta data – Record Source TU

Referring to RecordSource TU - Wiki - RWS AppStore - RWS Community


Would it be possible to store comment input in the translation unit (i.e. IDs or developer input) to better distinguish identical strings (e.g. with different length restriction) by confirming a segment (e.g. translated)? I could imagine that we do it for all or individual strings. The avobe-mentioned app stamps your translation units with:

  • The filename you are working on
  • The filename plus it’s full path
  • The project name

We would need comments in the XML to be stored in the translation unit as meta data/context that might be used for advanced matching (in future projects).
This should also work in the Trados Team/Enterprise context without Studio. Thank you!

Manuel Hörmann