Where can I find a reference document about the SDLXLIFF format?

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Hi 
 Can someone tell me where I can find a reference document that explains the meaning of the various elements of the SDLXLIFF format? 
 I need this to understand the content of an SDLXLIFF file and to be able to make minor changes to it. 
 
 My searches in Producthelp, KB and Community have so far been unsucessful. I am sure this information must be available (at least to developers). 
 Thanks for any hint. 
 Walter

Jesse Good · Accepted Answer

Hi Walter Blaser 
 SDLXLIFF is just XLIFF format with some extensions added by SDL. You can find that XLIFF specification below which describes most of the elements: http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/os/xliff-core.html For the SDL extensions, in the post Alison Field refers to, I did post the schema which might be helpful though. (It doesn't describe in detail what they are used for though, so if you had questions about specific elements you could ask a question in the developers forum)

Walter Blaser · Answer

Hi Jesse 
 Thanks for this useful link. I didn't think about going to OASIS because I expected that there would be a separate specification document of SDL due to the SDL extensions. However, the OASIS specification already helps a lot in that it gives an understanding of the overall structure of the file format. 
 And as you pointed out, the schema does not document what the SDL extensions are used for but if I need more information on this, I'll post in the developer's forum. 
 Thanks a lot again and have a nice day. Walter

Paul · Answer

Michel Farhi-Chevillard 
 Michel Farhi-Chevillard said: x-sdl-location 
 Location markers in SDLXLIFF are used as bookmarks for components needing to reference specific locations within tagged text. 
 Michel Farhi-Chevillard said: x-sdl-added 
 The x-sdl-added marker in SDLXLIFF denotes content that has been added as part of a revision. 
 Michel Farhi-Chevillard said: x-sdl-deleted 
 The x-sdl-deleted marker in SDLXLIFF denotes content that has been deleted as part of a revision.

Paul · Answer

Michel Farhi-Chevillard 
 Michel Farhi-Chevillard said: mtype="x-sdl-comment" 
 The mtype="x-sdl-comment" marker in SDLXLIFF designates content that is associated with a comment thread.

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