It is not possible to unlock locked TM entries in Batches in WorldServer. It is only possible one-by-one by opening the TM entry and clicking on Unlock Entry and on OK. There is - however - a workaround. Please keep in mind that deleting TM entries is an irreversible action so be careful and always keep a backup, as explained in the steps below. Here is the workaround:
1- Search your Translation Memory for all TM entries in locked status following the instructions in this
article.
2- Export the result of your search (all locked segments) to a TMX file by clicking on
Export Result Set. Keep a copy of this export as a backup.
3- Open the exported TMX file in Notepad ++
4-
Search and Replace for this element
<prop type="x-idiom-segment-status">locked</prop>and replace it with nothing. It will result in
<prop type="x-idiom-segment-status"></prop>5- Repeat using
Replace All. The element will be removed from the TMX file.
6- Save your TMX file as a separate file (keep the original exported TMX).
7- In WorldServer, delete the locked entries by clicking on
Delete Result Set after searching for locked TM entries only and importing the modified TMX file. The TM entries will be re-added in unlocked status.
Note: if you do not delete the existing locked TM entries before the import, the import will not work.
Note: you can do this also for an entire TM, for a specific language or for a specific project using the
Entry origin Search:
1- first run a Search that displays all entries for a language or from a specific project.
Refer to this article to learn how:
WorldServer - How to export a translation memory (TM) and/or to this article if you want to search for entries coming from a specific project only:
WolrdServer - how to set the Entry Origin TM Search using wildcard ("*")2- Use
Export Result Set to export the result of your search
3- Follow the instructions above to change the status f the locked segments to unlocked using Notepad ++
4- Now delete the result of your search using
Delete Result Set (be careful, a deletion cannot be undone so make sure you are deleting the entries of the Search that you have exported (back up) and not of some other search.
5- After the deletion, import the modified TMX files: now no locked segments will be in your TM for that language or project.
