Dear all,
Our software engineering team would like to amp up the software localization cadence to several times per week. However, this conficts with the localization team's capacities.
So I am thinking automation: a nightly running workflow that collects the source files, pretranslates them and creates the target files.
However, I have no idea how to go about the task and would appreciate any input helping us along.
Thank you to everybody sharing their knowledge and advice.
carmen
Hi Carmen,
If your engineering team would like to have this processing performed several times a week maybe they can help you with the technical aspects of setting this up?
Assuming your source files originate in some kind of source control system, e.g., Git, you can have a Windows batch job which pulls the latest versions of these files to your Passolo machine.
The same batch job can copy these files to the location used by your Passolo project, overwriting the previous version of the files.
Passolo has lots of options for batch processing, so it can update a project, pretranslate and generate target files etc. You can find more information here:
https://docs.rws.com/1109860/420412/passolo-help/batch-mode-commands
The relevant Passolo batch commands can be added to your "master" batch job.
You can also automate the running of this job via Windows Task Scheduler, e.g., run the job at 7pm each weekday etc.
Your engineering team may also be interested in the Passolo object model - where they can write automation programs in languages such as C#. More info here:
https://docs.rws.com/957276/453414/passolo-automation/about-passolo-automation
Good luck!
Mark
You can create a CMD file that automatically starts using the Windows Scheduler at defined times in the night. You can call Passolo like this
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Trados\Passolo\Passolo 2022\psl.exe" /script:"D:\My Projects\PassoloAutomation.txt"
where the script file can contain all the command line call, that you need to process like
/openproject:"D:\My Projects\V01\project.lpu"/update/translate/generate/closeproject
Information about the command line interface (CLI) can be found in the Online Help.
Thank you so much Mark. I will discuss this with the people in charge.
One question though: We use locally installed Passolo instances. Obviously, any process would not work, while the PC(s) are offline. Where does Passolo need to be located to be able to process the resources?
Thank you.
carmen
Dear Achim,
I always hope for and appreciate your input. I will look into it and threaten to get back to you.
Warm regards
carmen
Hi Carmen,
The machine where the job runs must have an instance of Passolo running. So it would need to run on a PC that was booted at the time the job needs to run, or maybe on a server which is up 24/7. The latter would require a separate license (unless you use a network license with N seats).
Best Regards
Mark
Thank you Mark.
Would a network licence with one seat do to be shared between the day and night shifts?
Warm regards,
carmen
Hi
The network licenses work on the principle of you buying a license for a specific number of concurrent users. As long as your concurrent user count is not greater than this value, you can "claim" a licence when Passolo starts. I think you will also need another local machine to act as the license manager which receives the requests for licenses when Passolo is started (i've not used this for a while so my info may be out of date).
Mark
Thank you again, Marc. We are using a setup with a network license and a licence manager, but have only 1 seat. My question was, whether this one seat will suffice. I reckon that it does. This is just to make sure the plan isn't doomed from the outset due to extra costs... I will give a first presentation tomorrow - we'll see from there.
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