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To protect system performance when large objects, such as tables, are called up for translation, they are segmented. You maintain the segmentation settings in the short text editor settings . When a segmented object is called up for translation, you can also determine the extent to which the system evaluates the segments with regard to translation status .

Procedure

  1. Call up a segmented object directly or via your worklist .

    If you do not change the standard short text editor settings but then select the Complete Evaluation of Segments checkbox, a dialog box appears when you call up a segmented object. This dialog box enables you to choose between a restricted and complete evaluation.

    • If you choose Restricted , the system only displays the number of modified lines for the first segment that contains modified lines. You only see the number of new lines in all other segments.

    • If you choose Complete , the system displays the number of modified lines for all segments. Displaying modified lines for all segments places a heavy load on system resources.

    If you have deselected the Complete Evaluation of Segments checkbox in the short text editor settings, only new lines are evaluated in the segmented object.

    Note

    The number of modified lines can only be displayed before you start translating the contents of a specific segment in the short text editor. If you want to translate an object that has modified lines in lots of different segments, you are advised to make a screenshot before you start translating the first segment.

  2. The Object Split Into Segments dialog box appears, listing all of the segments.

    Depending on your settings for the evaluation of segments, the segments that contain new source text lines are flagged with the letter N. Segments that contain modified lines are flagged with the letter M.

  3. To call up a segment in the short text editor, double-click it.
  4. To go from the short text editor back to the Object Split Into Segments dialog box, choose Back .

Next Steps

Short Text Editor

Maintaining Short Text Editor Settings

Translating in the Short Text Editor