TM not updated after Update TM or Fill TM

Question

Hello! 
 I see similar issue in several posts, but didn't find any proper solution. 
 
 I have Trados Studio 2022 SR2 - 17.2.11.19134 
 
 I've imported an Excel file that contains source and translation columns. I've changed all segments to 'Translation approved'. I want to add all these segments in the TM. I've tried both 'Update TM...' and the 'Fill TM...' options in Tasks in batch. 
 When I open my TM (via the Translation memories tab), none of the segments were added to the TM. It's empty. 
 
 I can't figure what I'm doing wrong here. My TM is properly linked to the project and can be updated. (It's actually the only one in my project.) 
 Thank you, 
 Julie

RWS Community AI · Accepted Answer

Hello Julie, 
 I understand that you're having trouble updating your Translation Memory (TM) in Trados Studio 2022 SR2. Here are some steps you can follow to troubleshoot this issue: 
 Step 1: Ensure that your segments are confirmed. Only confirmed segments (with the status of Translated, Translation Approved, or Signed Off) can be added to the TM. 
 Step 2: Check your batch task settings. When running the 'Update TM' or 'Fill TM' tasks, ensure that the 'Add new translation units' option is selected. This will create a new Translation Unit (TU) for each confirmed segment. 
 Step 3: If you've made changes to a segment without validating it (for example, by importing an external review), the batch task might create duplicate TUs. To avoid this, you can run the batch task again with the 'Overwrite existing translation units' option selected. This will retain only the latest TU in the sdlxliff file. 
 Step 4: Check your TM User ID. If you've changed your TM User ID, it will be used during TM updates until you change it again. Make sure it's set correctly. 
 Step 5: Check your field values. You can set the field values to be applied during the update by clicking 'Translation Memory and Automated Translation' and selecting 'Update'. However, you can only add new settings, not change existing ones. 
 If you've followed these steps and your TM is still not updating, it might be worth checking if there are any updates available for Trados Studio. Sometimes, issues can be resolved by updating to the latest version of the software. 
 I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. 
 Best regards, 
 RWS Community AI

Walter Blaser · Answer

HI Julie Pigeon Which filetype did you use to open your spreadsheet? ? "Bilingual Excel" or the default "Microsoft Excel 2007-2019"? To populate a TM with the columns of an Excel spreadsheet, you need to set the filetype to " Bilingual Excel " before you open your file. If you see both columns in the Editor with the source language on the left and the target language to the right, you did it correctly. Setting the segment status to "Translated" (or "Translation approved") does on its own not take any action on the TM . You need in addition to run the batch task " Update main translation memories ". Make sure the "Update" checkmark is set for this TM in your project settings. 
 If you follow this process, your TM should get populated. You may also check first by confirming just one of the segments and then check if it shows up in the TM. 
 You mention the batch task "Fill TM ...". Where did you find this? I am not aware of such a task.

Walter Blaser · Answer

Ah, le "Fill ..." est une traduction libre de "Remplir ..". En fait, la fonction se nomme "Update project translation memories" en anglais et elle ne ferait pas l'affaire puisqu'elle n'actualise que la m&eacute;moire de projet et non pas la m&eacute;moire principale. Si la mise &agrave; jour fonctionne lorsque vous confirmez les segments, mais pas avec la fonction batch, je vous propose de v&eacute;rifier les options de cette t&acirc;che batch: Les statuts "Traduit" et "Traduction approuv&eacute;e" sont-ils bel et bien coch&eacute;s?

Walter Blaser · Answer

Bonjour 
 La d&eacute;marche que vous d&eacute;crivez en dernier ne peut pas fonctionner, car vous mettez &agrave; jour uniquement la m&eacute;moire de projet, ce qui n'affecte pas la m&eacute;moire principale. Tant que vous ne lancez pas la t&acirc;che batch rien ne se passera sur votre m&eacute;moire de traduction principale. Si vous avez une m&eacute;moire de projet, les modifications sont enregistr&eacute;es uniquement dans cette m&eacute;moire et la m&eacute;moire principale n'est mise &agrave; jour que lorsque vous ex&eacute;cuter la t&acirc;che batch mentionn&eacute;e ci-dessus. Si vosu travaillez tout seul sur un projet, je vous conseille de cr&eacute;er vos projets sans m&eacute;moire de proje t car cela pr&eacute;sente plus d'inconv&eacute;nients que d'avantages.

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