Introduction
The Star Transit (TransitPackage Handler) application supports opening a Star Transit package (PPF file) and also the creation of a Star Transit return package (TPF file). It is available for Studio 2017 and Studio 2019.
How to use
1. Open StarTransit package
- Install the plugin.
- Open Trados Studio and navigate to the Projects view.
- On the "Home" tab, click on "Open StarTransit Package".
- Select the .ppf package file you want to export.
- The StarTransit window will be opened.
- Select the location where the information from the .ppf package will be exported, a new folder (mandatory).
- Select a template (mandatory).
- The other options are not mandatory.
- Press on Next button.
- If "Create a TM" option is selected, the penalties window will be automatically displayed (using this window, you can set any penality for the .sdltm).
- If user doesn't want to create a TM, the "None" option should be selected
- User can select a specifc TM using "Browse" option
Note: If the .ppf package contains Machine Translation files, by selecting the "Import machine translation" option, a separate .sdltm will be created for the machine translation files.
- Press "Next".
- The Summary window will be displayed.
- Press on "Create Project" button.
- The information from the .ppf package will be extracted into a new Studio project.
2. Return StarTransit package
User has the possibility to return the files which were extracted from the StarTransit package, into .tpf Star Transit return package.
- Select the project which was created based on the StarTrasit package.
- Select "Return StarTransit package".
- Select the files which should be returned.
- Select location.
- Press on the "Create Package" button.
- The .tpf file was created into Return package folder
Note
1. When all files were returned and user click on the "StarTransit return package", the following message will be displayed
2. In order to repeat the return process, user needs to revert to .sdlxliff(s). The process can be done by opening the files.
Tell Me
The StarTransit version compatible with Studio 2019 allows users to access the following actions using TellMe feature from Studio:
- Community Support
- Wikipedia documentation
- Download the plugin from the AppStore
Logging
The application logs information about the flow which is usefull to idenitfy issues that might occur. If some errors are catched, the StarTransitLogs.txt file will be created and at the following location: C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Roaming\SDL Community\StarTransit\StarTransitLogs.txt and it will contain errors details. The file can be attached to the email / Sdl Community forum topic when a problem regarding the application is raised.