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Nested fields issue (following an import of json file?)

Hello Eugene,

In the Translation projects table we want to add two columns: our PM and Client contact. We want the table to show their first and last name.

To do this we made a copy of TranslationProject_ListView_Dashboard and added corresponding captions:

PM (=Responsible person)

Client PM (=PM employee)

Screenshot of Trados Studio showing a list of columns with captions such as CAT, Status, Number, Date, Deadline, Client, Project name, Source language, Target languages, Total amount, Assigned amount, PM, and Client PM.

 

While editing their layout we realized that leaving the "Nested field" list blank shows the first and last name of Client PM (PM employee ) in Translation project table. However, this is not the case for our PM (Responsible person), for whom we can choose either the First or Last name.

 

We realized that the Nested field list linked to “Responsible person” have duplicated blank fields and other items like “Native languages” and “Services provided”:

 Screenshot of Trados Studio layout item settings for 'Responsible person (Contractor)' with 'First name' selected in the Nested field dropdown and other options like Address, Alternative e-mail, Archive reason listed.

Screenshot of Trados Studio layout item settings showing duplicated 'Native languages' options in the Nested field dropdown for 'Responsible person (Contractor)'.


This is not the case of the Nested field linked to “PM Employee” where there are no duplicated blank fields or items.

Screenshot of Trados Studio layout item settings for 'PM (Employee)' with 'First name' selected in the Nested field dropdown and other options like Alternative e-mail, Archived, Client, Department listed.

As result Translation projects table shows first and last name of Client PM but not those of our PM, where only the first name is displayed:

Screenshot of Trados Studio translation projects table displaying the 'PM' column with only first names like Tatiana, Izabela, Frederic, and the 'Client PM' column showing full names like Aleksandra Kowalska.

 

Earlier we had to import a json file and found a lot of duplicated items – Languages, Units, Service Types. We had to delete them one by one. Maybe there is a connection with duplicated items in the Nested field list linked to "Responsible person"?


Restarting the Application Pool in IIS did not help.



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  • Hello, Pawel,

    Good question.

    As result Translation projects table shows first and last name of Client PM but not those of our PM, where only the first name is displayed:

    So, when you add PM, please don't select any nested field - in this case application will show full name. The same for Responsible person - if you don't select any field, full vendor name will be displayed. But yes, for Vendor type you can find first name, last name and full name fields. While for PM you can find only first name and last name. This is because you can edit Full name field in the vendor profile, but you can't do the same in the customer contact editing form. So, just please leave nested field empty, and it will display the data you need.

    Earlier we had to import a json file and found a lot of duplicated items – Languages, Units, Service Types.

    Thank you for informing! I will mark this and we'll test and try to fix by next or after-next update.

    We realized that the Nested field list linked to “Responsible person” have duplicated blank fields and other items like “Native languages” and “Services provided”:

    Good point. For empty fields, we'll fix it by next version. For identical names, we'll fix it too, by adding data type in brackets (as you see in the main field selector). For example, there is indeed 2 Native languages fields in the Vendor type. First one is string (comma separated list of languages), second one is Table (nested table listing native languages). Indeed, it's impossible to differentiate it now. But version 6.1.56 planned for this week will fix that. Hope that's fine for you! For now, if you need exactly this field, just try to select one, save layout, open list of jobs in separate tab, see if it displays correct data, and if not, then select second, save again, and test again in another tab by refreshing it. Sorry for temp inconveniences!

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  • So, when you add PM, please don't select any nested field - in this case application will show full name. The same for Responsible person - if you don't select any field, full vendor name will be displayed. But yes, for Vendor type you can find first name, last name and full name fields. While for PM you can find only first name and last name. This is because you can edit Full name field in the vendor profile, but you can't do the same in the customer contact editing form. So, just please leave nested field empty, and it will display the data you need.

    Hello Eugene, the problem is when we leave the Nested field linked to PM (=Responible person) empty, the table doesn't show anything (unlike the nested field linked to PM Employee). That's why I asked this question.

    Trados Studio Layout item dialog box with 'Responsible person (Contractor)' selected in Field name and an empty Nested field dropdown.

    Trados Studio table with 'PM' column header and empty cell, adjacent to 'Client PM' column with a filled cell.

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  • But maybe that field is actually empty?? When you open a project, do you have data in the Responsible person field? Look at the screenshot:

    Trados Studio project window showing 'Multi demo' project details with 'Responsible person' field filled as 'Manager 3 (Eugene)'.

    And in the list:

    List view in Trados Studio with multiple projects, highlighting the 'Responsible person' column which shows 'Manager 3 (Eugene)' for the 'Multi demo' project.

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  • No, it isn’t empty. In the Translation projects table, we can display either first or last name by selecting them in the corresponding nested field, but leaving this field blank doesn't display anything.



    Trados Studio project management interface showing fields for Deadline, PM with partial name 'Ale', Responsible person 'Izabela Dziadek', and an empty Base quote field.

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  • Video It's just 1.5 mins. You can notice that Resp person is empty when I select Last name at the end. This is ok, because that resp person has only First name filled (last name is empty). Thank you!

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