Exclude locked segments when performing "Update Main TMs" batch task

Question

Hello, 
 Does anyone know of a way to systematically exclude locked segments when performing the "Update Main TMs" batch task (in our case, within the "Finalize" batch task)? In other words, we don&rsquo;t want locked segments to be added to the memory nor updated with a new date and username if already there. 
 Currently, we&rsquo;ve been using the Segment Actions plugin to change all locked segments to "Not translated" status, but we&rsquo;d prefer to avoid that workaround if at all possible (mainly because misleading information ensues, as discussed here https://community.sdl.com/product-groups/translationproductivity/f/90/t/8499 ). 
 Thanks! 
 Christine

Jerzy Czopik · Accepted Answer

I'm afraid you will not be able to eliminate this extra step. 
 But using Toolkit is very fast and very simple. You need to add all SDLXLIFF files there, select them and apply all the changes you need in on go. This will take just few seconds - maybe a minute or tw, depending on number and size of the files. You can select the project file to load all files from the project, which is very convenient.

The toolkit is now integrated in Studio 2017

Jerzy Czopik · Answer

Before locking them, change the segment status to "Sign-off rejected". In already finished projects use SDLXLIFF Toolkit to change the status of locked segments to "Sign-off rejected" and "Locked". Works very fast and the result is exactly what you want - the segments will not be used to update any TM (unless you explicitly change the corresponding setting in the TM update process).

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Exclude locked segments when performing "Update Main TMs" batch task