Exporting a Translation Memory
You can perform an export on an entire TM database (optionally applying an attribute filter), or you can perform a query-based export of entries found in a TM search result set. The query-based export can further refine the result set selections it is exporting by applying attribute filters.
Note: When you perform an export of TM entries, the number of TM Matches in the log is an indication of the number of records that are contained in the Translation Memory that are processed by the export activity. In the case where no filter is applied during export, it will also be the number of records in the created export file. But if a filter is applied which excludes some or even all records, the number of TM matches processed will still be the same and the reported value will be unaffected. The displayed value is only a reflection of the number of TM entries processed. It is not necessarily an indication of the number of records in the created TMX.
Basing the export on an entire translation memory
To base an export on the entire export, optionally applying an attribute filter:
  1. In Tools > Translation Memories , select the translation memory to export.
  2. Click Export as TMX File.
  3. In the Export TMX Entries from TM Database <TM> dialog box, select the appropriate encoding.
  4. You can optionally click the check box for Apply Filters to create or select an attribute filter to apply.
  5. Click Export.
  6. Choose to save the file to your computer and select the location.
  7. Close the Download Complete dialog box.
  8. Click OK in the Export dialog box.
  9. You can import the TMX file into an application that recognizes the TMX format.
Exporting entries from a translation memory
You can export a subset of the translation memory by performing a search and exporting the result set from the search query.
  1. In Tools > Translation Memories > Translation Memory: <TM> , perform a Search for text that returns the entries you wish to export.
    Note: The check boxes next to the entries in the search result set are for deletions, and have no effect on the export. If you check a subset of the entries, the export ignores this and acts upon the entire result set.
  2. You can optionally click the check box for Advanced Search to create or select an attribute filter to apply.
  3. When the result set for your search is returned in the results pane, click Export All Entries.
    Note: If have selected an attribute filter to apply (or have modified the Default filter), the export will be the intersection of the result set and the filter criteria. For example, if you applied a filter consisting of Import Job ID equals 1009, the export will be all entries in the search result set that have an Import Job ID of 1009.
    The Export TMX Entries from TM Database <TM> dialog appears.
  4. In the Export TMX Entries from TM Database <TM> dialog, select the appropriate encoding
  5. Click Export.
  6. Choose to save the file to your computer and select the location.
  7. Close the Download Complete dialog box.
  8. Click OK in the Export dialog box.
  9. You can import the TMX file into an application that recognizes the TMX format.
Parent Topic
Viewing a Translation Memory