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Trados Enterprise - 24.11.2 Release

Ian Parnell
Trados Enterprise - 24.11.2 Release

We have just released the latest update to Trados Enterprise translation management capabilities, and we would like to share the new functionality that has been delivered.

New features and updates are automatically added to your account so just login to Trados Enterprise and they will be available immediately.

Project conversations and terminology comments now support user mentions and rich text 

We have enhanced the functionality of Project Conversations and Terminology comments, by introducing support for user mentions, so you can @-tag a user to notify that person specifically.

Additionally, we have added support for rich text formatting, allowing users to include bold text, hyperlinks, bulleted or numbered lists, and more.

More control over Terminology in Online Editor 

We have now added multiple options in Project Settings and Translation Engines when working with Online Editor. 

You can now specify which Termbases should be used for lookup in a Translation Engine.

In Project Settings you can now define which fields are to be shown in termbase lookups from the Online Editor. In addition, it will be possible to define filters in Project Settings which will subsequently be applied for terminology verification and when performing terminology lookups in the Online Editor.

Note: Termbase filtering will be deployed separately from the main release but we expect this to be available in the next few days. 

Workflow Phases view 

We have introduced several improvements to the Workflow > Phases view, based on user feedback.

Additional operations can now be performed from the More Actions menu, including the ability to copy/paste assignment and configuration settings.

We have introduced an option to show/hide the expanded details view for task tiles.

Users can now right-click in a task tile to reveal the actions available at both task and language level.

Dynamic fragment recall powered by modern AI-based neural word and phrase alignment 

We have introduced next-generation fragment recall, based on cutting-edge AI-based neural word and phrase alignment working its magic behind the scenes. This is an exciting innovation that can provide significantly higher quality results when using the fragment recall capability, resulting in potential productivity gains for linguists.

The new neural fragment recall capability is currently available for the following language pairs and applies to all combinations of the regional-specific languages (English – United States, English – United Kingdom, etc.)

  • English <> French 
  • English <> German 
  • English <> Spanish 

Unlike the previous traditional TM-based fragment alignment (also referred to as upLIFT), the new fragment results are available without any preconditions. The fragments are recalled seamlessly in the interactive translation flow, and it is no longer necessary for cloud-based translation memories to contain a specific number of translation units to benefit from this functionality – in fact, translation memories are no longer needed. 

In addition to the interactive translation flow, the same functionality is also available for linguists working with cloud-based translation memories in Trados Studio. 

 

In the above example, I have a TM with just two segments that I translated so far - segments 6 and 7. Previously, fragment recall would not deliver any suggestions as the TM does not contain enough translation units. With the latest innovations, however, I only require a single translation unit before I can start to benefit from fragment recall functionality. 

In the above screenshot, I am translating segment 8, which has some fragment matches which occurred in segments 6 and 7. 

  • between the contracting parties 
  • overall legal framework 
  • within the overall legal framework 

In segment 8, those fragments are dispersed and there is no match coming from the translation memory – still, these fresh fragments come up magically thanks to the neural phrase alignment that was performed in the meantime. In the example, I am typing "zwis" which suggests the fragment "zwischen den Vertragsparteien" which I can then take over as is.  

We believe this is an AI-powered breakthrough powering linguist productivity going far beyond what was possible so far. 

Connector Updates 

Trados Translation Connector for Figma version 1.5.0 is now available in the Figma marketplace here.

Public API: UI Extensibility BETA 

As announced recently, we have introduced support for User Interface (UI) Extensions which offer the possibility to add custom user interface elements and functionality. Custom buttons and panels can be added to specific places within the user interface. 

UI Extensibility is initially being offered in BETA. Customers interested in evaluating this functionality should keep in mind that significant changes are planned prior to the full release. For more details, please refer to the documentation page. 

API Updates 

  • We have transitioned the hosting of our API from lc-api.sdl.com to api.eu.cloud.trados.com on November 9th: 
  • lc-api.sdl.com for API and integrations will remain active. 
  • Existing integrations will continue to work as before but we recommend customers change to the new URL when possible. 
  • For new integrations, we recommend using the new URL to avoid additional work in the future. 
  • You can now add notes to customer quotes. 
  • We have updated the deprecated types for the language and targetLanguages fields in the Add Source File Request model, which now reference Language Request model. In the updated API contract, these fields have been changed from simple strings to structured objects containing a languageCode property, enhancing clarity and consistency in language handling. 

We will provide backwards compatibility until May 2025. However, starting with this release, SDKs will be updated to use the new types. Please ensure your integration is updated to use the new Language Request model. 

Additional changes 

  • When importing to a termbase, you can now select field(s) from the termbase definition to map values to one of the Status (System) values in Trados 
  • Users can now choose whether to include translation memories and termbases when downloading a package 
  • If an MT model is unavailable during the Machine Translation task, you can now specify in the workflow task configuration if an error task is created or if the default behaviour is applied and the task is skipped. 
  • We have introduced a usability improvement which allows users to select and clear all entries in various table views in the Trados interface  
  • For service users, we have introduced a new option that allows you to configure additional users to receive notifications. Note: this feature will be deployed separately from the main release but we expect this to be available in the next few days. 
  • Various bug fixes and UX enhancements 

We hope this post was informative and we look forward to continuing to provide you with updates to the product. 

Trados Product Management 

 

 

 

  • in reply to Carla Galvao

    Hi Carla, this feature relates specifically to email notifications.

    If you consider the types of email notifications that would normally be sent to the project creator when they are a regular/human user, this new feature gives us the option to still send those emails to additional users for projects created by a service user. Up until now, nobody received those notifications for projects created by a service user.

    Cheers,

    Ian

  • in reply to Ian Parnell

    That's great  but what kind of notifications exactly? For example, are the messages sent via the Conversations tab of the projects created by a service user included in this case?

  • in reply to Carla Galvao

    For the second question, service users are a special type of user that are created when developing custom applications or connectors that integrate with Trados using our Public API.

    Given service users don't have login credentials to Trados, we don't have an email address to send notifications to in the same way as we do for regular users. With this new feature being introduced, it is now possible to associated regular users with a service user so they can receive any notifications that are triggered for the service user. The screenshot, below, is taken from a pre-production environment but shows how regular users can be associated with a service user to receive their notifications. We expect this will be available in production later this week.

    I hope this helps, Carla, but let me know if you have any further questions.

    Cheers,

    Ian

  • in reply to Carla Galvao

    Hi Carla!

    For the first point, users can now choose which resources should be included in the package they download from Trados, as shown in the screenshot below.

    Previously, these resources were included by default, which may have resulted in linguists having to download resources identical to what they received in a package they downloaded for a different project. For example, if a linguist downloaded 4 packages across different projects that used the terminology settings, and that termbase hadn't been updated in the meantime, they would receive the same termbase in all 4 packages.

     

  • Hi !

    That's great but could you please clarify the following two points?

    • Users can now choose whether to include translation memories and termbases when downloading a package.

    • For service users, we have introduced a new option that allows you to configure additional users to receive notifications. Note: this feature will be deployed separately from the main release but we expect this to be available in the next few days.

    Thank you!