Starting today on TM-Town you will be asked to declare your document when you load it into TM-Town's system.

Document declaration - what's that?

When you a drag a document into TM-Town's uploader you will first be asked to choose one of the following options:

• I translated this document myself
• I partially translated this document
• I only proofread this document
• This document is for reference only

Let me explain each option:

I translated this document myself

Choose this option if:

• The document is a source document which you translated
• The document is a target document and you did the translation
• The document is a translation memory file and you translated all of the target segments
• The document is a glossary that you created

I partially translated this document

Choose this option if you did not translate all of the document, but you did translate parts of it. Documents marked "Partially Translated" will still get limited credit in matching; however, these documents will not count toward your translation unit or term concept count.

I only proofread this document

Choose this option if you did not translate the document, but you did proofread it. Documents marked "Proofread" will still get limited credit in matching; however, these documents will not count toward your translation unit or term concept count.

This document is for reference only

Choose this option if you did not translate the document, but you would like to keep it on TM-Town for storage or reference purposes. Documents marked as "Reference Only" will not count toward your translation unit or term concept count.

For documents that have already been uploaded you can manage this setting in the "Document Management" tab (see image below).

Locked documents

TM-Town's system also analyzes documents for certain heuristics to detect public TMs and glossaries and may automatically classify a document as "Reference Only" and lock the classification. If a document you loaded was classified as "Reference Only" by TM-Town's system by mistake, please contact TM-Town support.

If you haven't signed up for TM-Town yet be sure to give it a try - TM-Town is a free service. You can register here. For help getting started, be sure to check out the TM-Town Getting Started User Guide.