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SDL Translation Management System 2011

SDL Translation Management System 2011

Building on over 10 years of investment. SDL Translation Management System 2011 (SDL TMS) delivers benefits for translators, project managers, and administrators. It also provides compatibility with the latest range of SDL solutions as part of a complete Global Information Management strategy.

We would be delighted to hear any feedback from you on the latest SDL TMS 2011 SP2 release.  If you have a maintenance agreement please contact us through the support portal. We would welcome your input on future product enhancements through our ideas website.


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SDL TMS Product Brief

Global information powers the global enterprise. It drives decisions, facilitates communications and supports commercial transactions.

SDL TMS 2011 SP2 Release Notes

Discover the latest enhancements and innovations by downloading the SDL Translation Management System (TMS) 2011 SP2 release notes.

SDL Translation Management System 2011 product overview

The SDL TMS 2011 release delivers three key areas of improvement:

  1. Expanded Infrastructure compatibility with integrations for the latest versions of SDL Trados Studio, SDL MultiTerm, SDL Passolo 2011 and SDL Trisoft.

    1. Additional enhancements include improved LDAP support and optimization of the SDL TMS Archiver.

    2. Platform support has been expanded to include Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database.

  2. Usability and performance with selected user interface improvements, like enhanced search and SmartArt support for Microsoft PowerPoint.

    1. Enhanced search and SmartArt support for Microsoft PowerPoint. 

    2. A number of customer suggestions received through http://ideas.sdl.com/.

  3. Increased reliability and robustness with over 200 reported issues now resolved
    Importantly for existing customers no data migration is necessary to move from SDL TMS 2007 SP4 or later to this release.

For full details of the SDL TMS 2011 release please view the release notes.

What's new in SDL Translation Management System 2011

SDL Translation Management System (TMS) 2011 was launched in February 2011. This release delivers three key areas of improvement:

Infrastructure compatibility

  • For Global Information Management (GIM)

    • SDL Trados Studio Support

      • An SDLX Connector is available via SDL Open Exchange which enables SDL Trados Studio users to access SDL TMS for TM concordance, update and lookup.

    • SDL MultiTerm Support

    • SDL Passolo 2011 Support

    • SDL Trisoft 2011

  • For expanded systems support

    • Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008

    • LDAP support improvements

      • Supports both Active Directory and generic LDAP

      • SSL support provides a secure and encrypted link with the LDAP server.

    • For integration with content management systems an updated Content Transfer API with aligned .Net & Java releases.

Usability and performance

  • A new theme has been applied to the user interface. The login screen and user interface colors have been updated to the same visual style as other SDL 2011 products.

  • A number of user interface speed improvements have been implemented to increase productivity. Improvement areas include search, job authorization, job re-assignment and configuration edit.

  • Incremental translation memory export reduces the time and resources required for scheduled TM exports by only exporting modified segments.

  • SDL Passolo terminology integration with word count alignment and fuzzy match support for consistency across products.

  • Native support for the translation of Microsoft Excel 2000-2003 files. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files can now all be processed natively by SDL TMS 2011. Microsoft Office installation on the server is now not required to process these file types.

  • Indications of Project translation memory availability are now visible in the user Inbox.

  • Terminology import for SDL MultiTerm XML content.

Reliability and Robustness

  • Archiver optimization to reduce disk space requirements on SDL TMS servers.

  • An improved Exceptions Workflow results in fewer error types going to recovery.

  • Over 200 reported issues have now been resolved.

SDL Translation Management System 2011 FAQs

Q. SDL hosts my SDL TMS Application. How will I get the upgrade?

A: SDL Client Services will be contacting each of you individually to schedule/confirm your upgrade. They will coordinate with our hosting team and SDL Professional Services to ensure a smooth upgrade process.

Q. I host my own SDL TMS installation. How do I get the upgrade?

A. We recommend that you contact SDL Professional Services for assistance with the upgrade. The Professional Services team can help you carefully assess the impact of the upgrade on your TMS environment, as well as plan the upgrade and test your customizations.  As with any major enterprise software release, we recommend thorough testing on a staging server prior to upgrading your production environment.

Please contact Client Services or see your release notification email for the download link.

Q. Will the upgrade to SDL TMS 2011 SP2 require any system downtime?

A. Yes, this upgrade will restart the TMS web server (IIS) and all SDL TMS services, so downtime will be required. If you are installing TMS on a multi-server environment, the database operations will only be performed during the install to the first server. Upgrade installation could take up to several hours on the first server for particularly large instances, due to required data updates, and not more than 15 minutes on any subsequent servers. For SDL hosted TMS applications, your SDL contact will be able to provide you with an estimate of the system downtime required as part of the upgrade process.

Q. Which web browsers are supported by SDL TMS 2011 SP2?

A. SDL TMS 2011 SP2 supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 OR 9.0 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0 - 6.0.

Q. I have a great idea for a new feature – how can I share it with SDL?

A. We welcome your feedback and would encourage you to sign up to http://ideas.sdl.com/. Status of the availability of the TMS Project TM from TMS UI, Language pairs verification between ITDs and job, and Preprocessed ITD’s with locked segments uploaded in TMS unlock again, have all been included as a result of suggestions posted by SDL TMS users.

Q. Are there any user groups for SDL TMS?

A. Yes SDL TMS has a large and active user group which welcomes new members. The group is independent from SDL and more details can be found at their website.

Q. Where can I find a copy of the release notes for SDL TMS 2011 SP2?

A. The release notes for SDL TMS 2011 are available to download here.

Q. How does SDL TMS 2011 provide compatibility with the SDL Global Information Management product suite?

A. SDL TMS 2011 SP2 provides support for Studio, MultiTerm and Passolo 2011. For further information, please refer to the SDL TMS 2011 SP2 release notes.

Q.Does SDL TMS 2011 provide support for SmartArt?

A. Yes, SDL TMS 2011 provides full SmartArt support for Microsoft PowerPoint, and some SmartArt support for Microsoft Word.  Changing filetype support filters, however, can impact existing jobs that used previous versions of the filter.  Because of this, the upgraded filters are not installed in TMS 2011 by default.  Check Talisma knowledgebase article #3574 for more details and to download the updated filters.

Q. Is SDL TMS 2011 SP2 compatible with SDL Server 2008 and/or Windows Server 2008?

A. Yes, SDL TMS 2011 supports SQL Server 2008 (x86/x64) and Windows Server 2008 (x64). The full list of systems supported by SDL TMS 2011 is available in the release notes.

Q. Have any changes to the User Interface theme been included in SDL TMS 2011 SP2?

A. No, this release maintains the "SDL Carbon" theme that first appeared in SDL TMS 2011. Any customers on older versions wishing to retain their pre-upgrade appearance should raise a new support incident prior to upgrading.

Q. Have any performance improvements been made to the User Interface in SDL TMS 2011 SP2?

A. SDL TMS 2011 includes a number of improvements to the user interface speed on certain pages, including the job creation pages. A full list of these improvements can be found in the release notes.

Q. After upgrading to SDL TMS 2007 Service Pack 4, my workflows contain deprecated stages. How can I remove these?

A. Any deprecated stages no longer required will automatically be removed as part of the upgrade to SDL TMS 2011.