David McDermit 

There are a number of things that factor in searching of TM then sorting of hits and listing as you see in the Translation Results window.

You specifically ask:

David McDermit said:

  How can we ensure that we get results from current translators or most current date of confirmation?

Please check to see if your "Show most recent translation first" option has been enabled as seen below.

You also mention 

David McDermit said:

Recently it seems more likely that when this situation happens the Machine Translation TM connection will populate the segment over our TM.

There is another option "Look up segments in MT even if a TM match has been found" that if enabled means you will get both a TM match as well as a MT match, which could be deemed unnecessary given you say

David McDermit said:

there is only a one or two word difference in search results

 



Given you are keen to prioritise TM leverage its worth exploring filters.



Filters could be based on the default metadata captured like date range - or based on custom filters (fields). Working with fields and filters is a great way to do data cleansing and to help prioritise TM reuse.
With regards to default metadata, I would suggest looking at segment usage count and last used on. More information of this can be found here

If you want to see a bit more about how custom fields can further help prioritise TM leverage perhaps this sort recording will be of help: https://www.trados.com/resources/prioritizing-your-translation-memories

I hope this has given you some food for thought

Lyds

Lydia Simplicio 

Thank you for the information.  The checkbox items you show above do have unchecked and checked as you show.  I will have to double check with some of the team to see if they changed at all.

Will have to look further into these filters.  They would likely have to be customized for each language and maybe each translator.  One thing I am wondering is are these filters saved in the Profile.  If having to Reset Trados (amazed how many times that is the last option to fix an issue), or upgrade to new version, how much cannot be saved and brought back in when either of these situations is completed.

Again--thanks

David McDermit 

Filters may it be for updating purposes or penalties are saved at project level, not under user profile settings. So your concern over Resetting Studio when needed should not have an impact. 

This also means you can use project templates to manage this across teams who subsequently work on the project in question. 

Lyds