Is it possible two compare XML files of two different editions using Trados?

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I have XML files of two different editions of a book, and I would like to run a quick assessment with the aim of knowing the number of changes within the chapters.

Jesús Prieto · Accepted Answer

Victor Lopez 
 If you create one xliff per XML version, the free plugin Post-Edit Compare ( https://appstore.rws.com/Plugin/15 ) can create a report. 
 I use this app to compare different versions of the same basic XLIFF, but I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;ll go mad if there are additions or deletions of full segments... You can try. 
 If it doesn&rsquo;t work, try Paul&rsquo;s way, which will give you the number of segments with changes. Also, if you create a report (Analysis) you will know the workload in new words and fuzzies.

Paul · Answer

Victor Lopez 
 I guess the easiest way is this: 
 
 create a project with the first XML file 
 copy source to target 
 update to a new TM 
 add the new XML file to your project and analyse it against the TM to find the number of changes 
 pre-translate it to look at where the changes are based on the match values 
 use the display filter to find the segments that are not 100% matches 
 
 Would that help? 
 You could also use Post-Edit Compare to run an html report of only the segments that are not 100% matches and that might also be helpful.

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Is it possible two compare XML files of two different editions using Trados?

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