I am a worker of a translation company and writing regarding a critical issue we encountered with Trados Studio.
In one of our managed projects, we discovered that closing tags (</ph>) for <ph id="1">, <ph id="2">, <ph id="3">, etc., were massively deleted from the translated files within the return package. In some files, this affected approximately 100 locations.
Please note that these tags are not visible in the Trados editor interface, making it highly unlikely that translators accidentally deleted them due to human error.
Situation Details:
- Source file format: xlf file (generated by customer's proprietary system)
- Trados versions used:
- Project Manager (myself): Trados Studio 2024 - 18.0.0.1013
- Outsourced translation company: Trados Studio 2021 SR2 - 16.2.12.9338
- Translator: Trados Studio 2022 SR2 - 17.2.9.18688
- Reviewer: SDL Trados Studio 2019 SR2 - 15.2.8.3007
Package delivery process:
I (Project Manager) -> outsourced translation company -> translator -> outsourced translation company -> reviewer -> outsourced translation company -> I
Problem:
Closing tags (</ph>) for <ph id="1">, <ph id="2">, <ph id="3">, etc., were massively deleted from the translated files within the return package
Questions:
- Are there any known bugs where such tag deletion can occur due to specific Trados version combinations or operations?
- Could specific settings or options during project creation, packaging, or return package creation potentially cause this issue?
- Are there any Trados settings that can prevent this from recurring?
We would greatly appreciate your assistance in resolving this matter.
