Need Help Importing Smartcat-Exported TMX into Trados

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Hi team, this is important: 
 I&rsquo;m experiencing issues when trying to import a TMX file from Smartcat into Trados as an SDLTM. The TMX file is valid and error-free, but Trados still returns errors during import. 
 I am attaching Trados error screenshot. 
 We need a solution that works for both of us, one using Smartcat and the other Trados, so the TMX can be converted to SDLTM smoothly and reliably. 
 Can anyone suggest a workable fix or workaround? 
 Don't hesitate to reach out to me d irectly on Teams.

Paul · Answer

kushali varma 
 Please provide the header and first couple of segments from your TMX. It's all guesswork otherwise!

Paul · Answer

kushali varma That's not what I asked for at all. But what you are showing is that you have 7 sdlxliff files, mostly, and 1 TMX, that fail to import. Assuming you only want to investigate the TMX as this was your question, can we see the header and a few segments. So this would look something like this:

Contents Sommaire Contents Welcome 3 Un mot de bienvenue 3 I just created a TM in Smartcat, exported it as TMX and imported it into Trados Studio by import, and also by upgrading - neither gave me problem. So that makes me think: it could be the version of Trados you are working with - 2022 I think based on your screenshot. Current version should be Trados Studio 2022 SR2 - 17.2.12.19268. it could be a problem with accessing the files - so where are they stored - the full path please. it could be a problem with the specific files you have got. Now that I'm happy a Smartcat TMX imports ok we might need to see the full TMX to check for you.

Paul · Answer

kushali varma 
 Thanks for sending the TMX. I upgraded it using Trados Studio 2024 and this worked fine: 
 
 But is does end up being 701k Mb because it automatically aligns the TUs for fragment matching. So I also ran a powershell import and this also worked ok: 
 
 This was much faster and only 227k Mb. 
 In both cases around 159k TUs were discarded... probably because they are not needed by Trados Studio at all. This is not unusual as tools like Smartcat don't have the same level of sophistication wrt duplicates and some types of content that is automatically recognised by Trados. 
 In terms of why this doesn't work for you... given the size of the files I'm going to suggest you try copying the TMX to a location that is not on a network drive. So perhaps create a folder on your c: drive and put the TMX there before you try and work with it. It could be that it's simply not really available to Trados Studio so it fails before it's fully loaded into memory. 
 I'll send the TMs I created for you by email... or a link to them anyway.

Paul · Answer

kushali varma 
 kushali varma said: Could you please advise if there's a more lasting solution to ensure compatibility across our systems? 
 You don't have a compatibility issue here at all! Your problems seem to be around file management. 
 A longer-term approach could be to use a cloud solution so that everyone is working from the same resources at all times... and preferably the same tools! At present, you&rsquo;re working with a single-user desktop setup and manually keeping resources in sync, which can be challenging. By adopting a process that ensures your file management is aligned with the tools you&rsquo;re using, you could maintain consistency across systems and avoid these problems altogether. 
 You&rsquo;re using Smartcat alongside Trados. That&rsquo;s of course your choice, but you could make this smoother by introducing a small amount of automation. For example, I used PowerShell to import the TMX quickly, and the same approach could easily be extended to manage the transfer of the TMX files as well. 
 Ultimately, this is something that would need to be managed on your side. In many organisations, this is exactly the sort of process a dedicated localisation engineer would own - and it&rsquo;s a role that can add a lot of value. This article might be helpful: https://multifarious.filkin.com/2024/08/31/trados-studio-powershell-trilogy-part-1/

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