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Error message related to numbers when using QA checker

Fiona Shao

Dear Mr/Ms:
Good day!

I'm now dealing with a large translation project with Trados 2021. When I use the QA checker, I found many messages related to numbers that are false positive. Checking such messages cost me a lot of time. So I would like to ask you to help me.
There are mainly three kind of error messages that confused me.


1. The numbers in translated text are the same as those in source text, but message shows "Number is missing in target segment or is not properly localized."

Screenshot showing two error messages in Trados Studio QA Checker. Both indicate a number is missing or not localized, despite numbers matching in source and target segments.

2. When there is a hypen"-" between two numbers, the "Number is missing in target segment or is not properly localized." error message will appear.

Screenshot displaying two error messages in Trados Studio QA Checker. Errors indicate missing numbers when a hyphen is present between numbers in the target segment.

3. when the translator adds a space in the Alphanumeric string, the "Extra number in target segment." message will appear.

Screenshot of Trados Studio QA Checker with two error messages. Both errors report an extra number in the target segment due to added space in alphanumeric strings.

I wonder which settings should I modify to avoid such false positive messages? Or are they unavoidable due to the logic of QA Checker?

Thank you very much.

Best regards

Fiona

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[edited by: Trados AI at 1:42 PM (GMT 0) on 29 Feb 2024]
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    Hello Fiona,

    I understand that you're encountering some issues with the QA Checker in Trados Studio 2021. It seems like you're getting false positives related to numbers. Let's try to address each of your concerns:

    1. For the issue where the numbers in the translated text are the same as those in the source text, but the message shows "Number is missing in target segment or is not properly localized," you might want to check the settings in the QA Checker. Go to the 'Numbers' tab and ensure that the 'Check numbers' option is selected. If it's already selected, try deselecting and reselecting it, then run the QA Checker again.

    2. For the issue with the hyphen between two numbers, this might be due to the QA Checker interpreting the hyphen as a minus sign, thus considering the numbers as separate entities. You can try adding a space before and after the hyphen to see if this resolves the issue.

    3. For the issue where the translator adds a space in the alphanumeric string, and the "Extra number in target segment" message appears, this might be due to the QA Checker interpreting the alphanumeric string as a single entity. Removing the space might resolve this issue.

    Please note that these are general suggestions and might not work in all cases, as the QA Checker's logic can sometimes interpret numbers and alphanumeric strings in different ways depending on the context. If these suggestions don't resolve your issues, it might be worth considering whether the time spent resolving these false positives is beneficial to your overall translation process.

    I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

    Best regards,

    RWS Community AI
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  • 0 in reply to RWS Community AI

    1. numbers in source text and target text are the same, but Trados regards there is an error regarding number in translated text?

    2. How to set the setting of Trados to prevent the error message related to alphanumeric strings?
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