Import ITS and SRX files

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Hi there, 
 I use Trados Studio Freelance version 2021. I want to create an xml based file type and use existing ITS and SRX files. 
 ITS: 
 Adjusting existing file type: 
 In the support I found this information about configuring file type settings: 
 
 Select the Parser page. 
 Select Import... and browse for the file. 
 
 On my configure parser page I only see Add, Edit, Delete, Deactivate, and no Import option. Is that something that comes with an upgrade to Trados Studio Professional? 
 Creating new file type: 
 I tried to create a file type based on specific xml settings by uploading an ITS file. But this gives an error telling me I have to use the standard ITS filter. But I cannot adjust the settings nor copy the settings of the standard xml ITS file type. Doesn't make a difference using its extension instead of xml - same error.

SRX: 
 My information up to now is that it is not possible to import SRX files into a file type definition. The only way to adjust segmentation rules is per language in the TM. Is there any other way? 
 Thanks!

Paul · Accepted Answer

Hi Uta Schulz 
 Thank you for that. I see your problem as you get a sort of loop with the ITS filetype telling you you can create your own using the ITS.xml and then the creation process telling you to use the ITS out of the box when you do. Not very helpful! 
 You do have a couple of workarounds however: 
 
 Create the rules manually 
 Create a default XML filetype with no rules yet, and then use the ITS XPath selectors for your rule set. 
 Create based on default settings: 
 
 Add your rules one at a time working through the selectors identified in your ITS file:

Use the older XML (Embedded Content) filetype 
 The older filetype will successfully import your ITS.xml file and support the creation of the rules. 
 Select your ITS.xml: 
 
 Click next and you'll get this prompt: 
 
 Click on "Yes" and you'll see something like this:

Export the sdlftsettings file from the older XML (Embedded Content) filetype you just created above and create an XML2 filetype with it 
 Here you go back to the first thing you tried, but this time you don't import the ITS.xml. Instead you export the sdlftsettings file from the older XML filetype you just created above: 
 
 Then import into your new XML2 version: 
 
 You'll get a view like this making sure yo know what was missing: 
 
 And you'll end up with this:

So a few ways to resolve this. I hope this helps?

Paul · Answer

Uta Schulz 
 Uta Schulz said: I tried to create a file type based on specific xml settings by uploading an ITS file. But this gives an error telling me I have to use the standard ITS filter. 
 I think the error may be because you haven't defined your namespace correctly for the custom filetype you created. It then tries to be helpful by noting that there is an out of the box ITS filetype. If you can share the ITS file we can take a look for you? 
 Uta Schulz said: My information up to now is that it is not possible to import SRX files into a file type definition. 
 Correct. SRX rules are normally associated with a TM and not a filetype definition. You can control segmentation to some extent in a filetype, but rarely in accordance with the way an SRX would work. 
 Uta Schulz said: The only way to adjust segmentation rules is per language in the TM. 
 This is correct because of how Trados Studio was architected. If you were after a set of rules to apply to multiple language pairs then you could create this in a Language Resource Template, and the fastest way to do this is by using this app, applyTM Template: 
 https://appstore.sdl.com/language/app/applytm-template/966/

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