Updating of TM

Hello

I have finished my translation/review on Studio 2017. Before exporting the TM in order to send it to the customer in a tmx file as requested, shall I update the Project TM through "update the TM" within batch activities. As far as I know at the moment, the Project TM is already updated every time I have reviewed and corrected my segments. What is therefore the "batch TM update" for? thank you very much 

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  • Hi Paul
    Thank you for you answer.
    1) When you say "If you updated it completely as you work" you mean "If you have confirmed all the segments and saved the file"? This is what I did. So should I expect my TM is complete and updated?

    2 Indeed, during export operation into a tmx file the system told me 175 TU were exported...my text has 213 segments. Why this difference? I expected the TM contains the same TU as the number of segments. I haven't changed any segments during translation (I mean merging them).

    3) where can I find the information about the number of TU in a TM after the translation is over?

    I haven't yet delivered my job but I should do it by January 31st. thanks
  • Hi Maria,

    Unknown said:
    1) When you say "If you updated it completely as you work" you mean "If you have confirmed all the segments and saved the file"? This is what I did. So should I expect my TM is complete and updated?

    Yes.  But if you're worried just run the batch task... it won't hurt and you won't get duplications :-)

    Unknown said:
    2 Indeed, during export operation into a tmx file the system told me 175 TU were exported...my text has 213 segments. Why this difference? I expected the TM contains the same TU as the number of segments. I haven't changed any segments during translation (I mean merging them).

    Maybe you have duplicates in the translation?  These won't get duplicated.  Maybe you have number only segments, or some other recognised placeable.  The Studio TM will only store one of these as this is all it needs to be able to translate the whole file from the TM.

    Unknown said:
    3) where can I find the information about the number of TU in a TM after the translation is over?

    Go to your Translation Memories View, then click on Settings:

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  • Thank you Paul, I went through the TM updating batch operation: the project TM TU remained 175 as they were before the batch updating vs 213 segments. There are indeed some duplicates and placeables, so probably the difference is due to that even though I cannot establish its entity and I'm astonished by the difference. There is probably something I will have to learn as to the TM setting.
    Anyhow thank you very much...another little step into Studio 2017...let's go on!