You can delete translation units (TUs) using batch tasks, to discard them automatically from your translation memory (TM).
If you want to delete a set of TUs (not the entire TM), the filter that will select the TUs must exist before you start the Batch Delete wizard. Changes made by a batch edit are automatically committed and cannot be canceled.
NOTE: You will see that the number of criteria you can use to create a filter is limited. In case you are not able to create a filter to identify the TUs you want to delete, or if you do not want to rely on an automated process, you can delete multiple units manually as well. Please see the following article for further details:
Translation Memory Maintenance in Trados Studio: How can I delete multiple translation units at once, without using the Batch Delete function?Batch Delete Procedure:
- Do one of the following
- Go to the Translation Memory view, and in the navigation tree, select the TM whose contents you want to export.
- Go to the Translation Memory view. If the TM does not appear in the navigation tree, select File > Open > Open Translation Memory.
- Go to the Home tab and select Batch Delete.
- In the Batch Delete wizard, on the Batch Delete Filter page, select the filter that identifies the TUs to be deleted. If you want to delete all TUs in the TM, select <no filter>.
- Select Finish. SDL Trados Studio starts deleting TUs and the Applying batch delete script page is displayed.
On the
Applying Batch Delete Script page, check the progress:
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Show Error Details | If any errors occurred during the batch delete, select this option to see the error details. |
| Close | When the delete is complete, select this option to close the wizard. |
| Cancel | Select this option to stop the batch delete. Any TUs that have already been deleted, will remain deleted. |
- When the batch delete is complete, select Close to close the wizard.
