QA Checker and Number Verifier - need them to ignore formatting

Question

Is there a way to set up the numer checking options so that it does not flag AT ALL any number formatting? 
 I just need it to check that all numbers are correct and present. As it is, I am getting a huge number of false-positive errors in large files only because Trados thinks the number is "missing or is not properly localized". Checking several hundred of false positives is so tedious (and a risk of overlooking a real error so high) I am seriously considering transferring files to Wordfast Pro only to perform a simple number check. 
 Example: a legal file with subsection numbers formatted as 1.1, 1.2 etc. - Trados wants to "localize" those numbers as 1,1 , 1,2 etc, which of course is unacceptable.

Paul · Accepted Answer

Hi Anna, 
 Well there are really two things to this. First of all there should no sections of subsections formatted like this in the file in the first place. But this is probably down to poorly formatted source files... so not your fault at all. You could change your segmentation rules to deal with that, but as you haven't let's look at the QA approach. If you want to look at the segmentation rule approach maybe this will help (old and no sound but the principle seems good): 
 https://youtu.be/fGzRiWBeMao 
 On the QA approach. Just use this option: 
 
 If you use this then you'll only get errors reported if the number is incorrect completely, so 1.1 becomes 1.2 for example. It won't report a localization omission at all. Just make sure you make all these settings in your Project Settings and not File Options as it's too late for that. 
 Regards 
 Paul

Paul · Answer

Hi Anna, 
 ok - sorry to hear you can't make this work. Maybe this will help?

Paul · Answer

Hi Anna, 
 
I guess the best approach might be to use the number verifier from the SDL AppStore and disable the built in QA Checker. This has simple to use and more versatile mechanisms for checking. You can read more on this here: 
 
 multifarious.filkin.com/.../ 
 
Alternatively you could create your own custom QA rules using regex to just check the numbers as you prefer and disable the built in number checker. 
 
Regards 
 
Paul

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QA Checker and Number Verifier - need them to ignore formatting