Can an AutoSuggest dictionary be edited? Thread poster: Christine Andersen
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I have generated an AutoSuggest dictionary for Studio 2009 from my largest TM plus some smaller ones with specific terminology. I imported them all into a new combined TM so that they would be included. So far I am generally very pleased with the results. Given that it is pure statistics, and my combined TM covers a very wide range of subject areas and genres, it is really impressive.
But there are one or two strange things that crop up.
One is the name of a Danish acto... See more I have generated an AutoSuggest dictionary for Studio 2009 from my largest TM plus some smaller ones with specific terminology. I imported them all into a new combined TM so that they would be included. So far I am generally very pleased with the results. Given that it is pure statistics, and my combined TM covers a very wide range of subject areas and genres, it is really impressive.
But there are one or two strange things that crop up.
One is the name of a Danish actor - statistically, it must be an idiot-proof 100% match somewhere, but he keeps popping up at the top of the list in an entirely different context. He must have come from a one-off job, and should not be there at all!
Another is a spelling mistake. Thanks, I can make my own, and most of the time AutoSuggest saves typos. This one is doubly dangerous, because I trust most of what comes up, and it is one the Spell checker does not catch (like could/cold).
I would like to remove minor flaws like these if possible.
Can anyone please tell me how?
THANKS in advance! ▲ Collapse
| | | | | As far as I know, it is not possible yet | Jul 15, 2010 |
Hello Christine,
I think it has not got so far yet that the AutoSuggest Dictionary is editable. However, I expect we will get to this stage in the future. Let's wait for Paul to comment, though.
I know what you mean. I also have recurring minor flaws in mine, which are a nuisance.
Astrid
P.S. I think the only way at the moment is to quality-check the underlying TM and then re-generate the AutoSuggest dictionary, once it is absolutely per... See more Hello Christine,
I think it has not got so far yet that the AutoSuggest Dictionary is editable. However, I expect we will get to this stage in the future. Let's wait for Paul to comment, though.
I know what you mean. I also have recurring minor flaws in mine, which are a nuisance.
Astrid
P.S. I think the only way at the moment is to quality-check the underlying TM and then re-generate the AutoSuggest dictionary, once it is absolutely perfect. I have this already on my list of things to do - but it will be very time-consuming.
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| | | | Walter Blaser 
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| Correct the source TM and regenerate | Jul 15, 2010 |
Christine
AutoSuggest dictionaries are - compared to a TM - a static thing, means they are not automatically fed and also not editable.
If you discover an error in your AutoSuggest dictionary, it means that the error exists in the TM you used to create the AS dictionary, so the proper procedure is to correct the error there (which makes sense anyway) and then regenerate your AS dictionary (which is BTW not so time consuming, it takes between 10 and 30 minutes, depending... See more Christine
AutoSuggest dictionaries are - compared to a TM - a static thing, means they are not automatically fed and also not editable.
If you discover an error in your AutoSuggest dictionary, it means that the error exists in the TM you used to create the AS dictionary, so the proper procedure is to correct the error there (which makes sense anyway) and then regenerate your AS dictionary (which is BTW not so time consuming, it takes between 10 and 30 minutes, depending on the size of your TM).
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| | | | | Not possible yet | Jul 15, 2010 |
Hi Christine,
Walter is correct in that the way the ASD is constructed it is currently not possible to edit it, so you do have to regenerate whenever you feel the need. This may be because you have added a few thousand TU's and think you are missing something, or because you are getting innaccurate results that may be due to the content of your TM.
As Astrid alluded to it is always possible that we may make some changes to this in the future to enable some kind of edit... See more Hi Christine,
Walter is correct in that the way the ASD is constructed it is currently not possible to edit it, so you do have to regenerate whenever you feel the need. This may be because you have added a few thousand TU's and think you are missing something, or because you are getting innaccurate results that may be due to the content of your TM.
As Astrid alluded to it is always possible that we may make some changes to this in the future to enable some kind of editing capability, particularly for your case, so I would encourage you to raise a request in ideas.sdl.com, or to vote for an existing one on this subject.
Regards
Paul ▲ Collapse
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 13:15
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Great, thanks! | Jul 15, 2010 |
Thanks everyone for your comments, and thanks, Paul, for the suggestion about ideas.sdl.com. I will do that.
It would be fine if a future development made it possible simply to remove unwanted entries - the odd things like my Danish actor that statistically are foolproof, but in fact not relevant.
One or two of the others might be hard to find in the TM, but hey, I can live with them.
I am used to editing Multiterm more or less on the spot, but I do appreci... See more Thanks everyone for your comments, and thanks, Paul, for the suggestion about ideas.sdl.com. I will do that.
It would be fine if a future development made it possible simply to remove unwanted entries - the odd things like my Danish actor that statistically are foolproof, but in fact not relevant.
One or two of the others might be hard to find in the TM, but hey, I can live with them.
I am used to editing Multiterm more or less on the spot, but I do appreciate that this is not entirely the same thing.
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| | | | | I think editing the memory and regenerating the ASD is better... | Jul 15, 2010 |
Hi
When AutoSuggest dictionary (ASD) shows me a term that I don't want, that probably means that the memory from which ASD was generated has several instances of it. In your example, that flaw is in the main memory, so you'd not want it to stay there, and Studio has great features for editing TMs.
For my work it is better to edit the memory to replace all occurences of the undesirable/wrong term pointed out by ASD, and regenerate the dictionary: I'll never see that term... See more Hi
When AutoSuggest dictionary (ASD) shows me a term that I don't want, that probably means that the memory from which ASD was generated has several instances of it. In your example, that flaw is in the main memory, so you'd not want it to stay there, and Studio has great features for editing TMs.
For my work it is better to edit the memory to replace all occurences of the undesirable/wrong term pointed out by ASD, and regenerate the dictionary: I'll never see that term again. If the term is only corrected in ASD, it will be kept in my TM, "contaminating" next ASD regenerations.
Of course, this only applies if you are generating the ASDs yourself: if you receive ASDs from other people, the only remedy is correcting your copy, of course...
Rgds
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| | | | Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 13:15
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks, Edric, good point. | Jul 15, 2010 |
The fact is that in the TMs the terms rarely if ever appear, if the segments do not match.
But I had forgotten about editing the TM in Studio 2009 - I am told it is far easier than with the earlier versions. Maybe I will cut away some dead wood, because I know there is a lot that will never come up again.
I will certainly give it a try.
| | | | | Well... possible... | Jul 15, 2010 |
SDL Support wrote:
Walter is correct in that the way the ASD is constructed it is currently not possible to edit it (...)
No
It's technically possible.
As ASD dictionnaries use SQLite, the response is e.g. the SQLite Browser
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitebrowser
Tables S and T.
It's not very handy but it works.
The problem is the ASD edition makes sense only for closed corpora which will never be changed.
As Astrid alluded to it is always possible that we may make some changes to this in the future to enable some kind of editing capability, particularly for your case, so I would encourage you to raise a request in ideas.sdl.com, or to vote for an existing one on this subject.
Think parallel
Cheers
GG
[Edited at 2010-07-15 16:51 GMT]
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Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 13:15
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
Christine Andersen wrote: But I had forgotten about editing the TM in Studio 2009 - I am told it is far easier than with the earlier versions.
You need to explore the TM maintenance window in Studio. It's very easy to use. You can filter by date, or a certain word, or by field. Batch editing isn't hard either. You can change the number of segments you see in the window at one time by going to options>TM view>number of TUs per page. The only thing I miss is being able to browse to the end of the TM (for some reason that arrow key is missing).
Do a search for your Danish actor and chop him out if he's really pestering you.
| | | | Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 13:15
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Actually, I rather like the actor! | Jul 15, 2010 |
He used to play a giant teddy bear on a much-loved children's TV programme when my son was young. The books are still going strong... and I dare say the programmes are broadcast once in a while. They were timeless.
But he was just an example of how a statistically produced dictionary, although very useful most of the time, can come up with some oddities, 100% accurate but quite useless, which a human could weed out.
So now to see what I can do - I am going to generate a... See more He used to play a giant teddy bear on a much-loved children's TV programme when my son was young. The books are still going strong... and I dare say the programmes are broadcast once in a while. They were timeless.
But he was just an example of how a statistically produced dictionary, although very useful most of the time, can come up with some oddities, 100% accurate but quite useless, which a human could weed out.
So now to see what I can do - I am going to generate a new AutoSuggest for my laptop and try out everybody´s good advice
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Grzegorz Gryc wrote: It's technically possible. As ASD dictionnaries use SQLite, the response is e.g. the SQLite Browser http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitebrowser Tables S and T. It's not very handy but it works. GG [Edited at 2010-07-15 16:51 GMT]
Hi Grzegorz,
ok, I stand corrected. I was really referring to the average mortal who is looking for the software to do things for them. The sort of user you refer me to quite often
Probably just a couple of things to add then;
- You are on your own – if such edits reduce the ASD’s recall please don't come to Support
- If you want a permanent fix do it in the TM or you will be doing this again and again
It is a hack, and our recommendation would be for users to email [email protected]
Regards
Paul
| | | | | Being rather stupid and lazy... | Jul 15, 2010 |
SDL Support wrote: ok, I stand corrected. I was really referring to the average mortal who is looking for the software to do things for them. The sort of user you refer me to quite often
SQLite Browser does
But it is not very handy for an average mortal
Probably just a couple of things to add then; - You are on your own – if such edits reduce the ASD’s recall please don't come to Support
Of course.
As you said, it's a kind of hack and I never tested it thoroughly.
If you want a permanent fix do it in the TM or you will be doing this again and again
As I said:
The problem is the ASD edition makes sense only for closed corpora which will never be changed.
I'm too lazy to repeat these actions after every regeneration and too stupid to automate 'em
Cheers
GG
[Edited at 2010-07-15 20:10 GMT]
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Spiros Doikas
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| sqlitebrowser | Mar 7, 2014 |
I tested sqlitebrowser, but I see that there is no way to export in a source -> target format. Any clues about this?
| | | | | How to merge TRADOS AutoSuggest dictionaries | Jun 25, 2014 |
Hello everyone,
Recently, when attending a TRADOS SDL event in Frankfurt am Main, I asked the TRADOS Staff if it is possible to MERGE several AutoSuggest dictionaries into one, and they replied "although "it's not possible yet, you can use several ASD at once".
However, after reading the post from Grzegorz Gryc I also arrive to the conclusion that it is not even necessary to change the extension *.bpm into *.db3 in order to be possible to read, compare and... MER... See more Hello everyone,
Recently, when attending a TRADOS SDL event in Frankfurt am Main, I asked the TRADOS Staff if it is possible to MERGE several AutoSuggest dictionaries into one, and they replied "although "it's not possible yet, you can use several ASD at once".
However, after reading the post from Grzegorz Gryc I also arrive to the conclusion that it is not even necessary to change the extension *.bpm into *.db3 in order to be possible to read, compare and... MERGE (?) 2 or more AutoSuggest dictionaries.
Yes, it is a little bit tricky, but it is possible:
Please download the SQLiteCompareUtility at
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/220018/SQLite-Compare-Utility
After installing SQLITE Compare, open 2 copies of 2 different ASD and copy all the tables "one by one" "from left to right" or "from right to left"...
Now I am not sure about the result of all this, but perhaps this is a possible solution... ; )
One good way to find out if it is working good, is to use the new merged ASD in your next translation.
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