LW Adaptive Model Updater
By Trados Solutions
Free
Description
This application is a workflow task that will send updated segments from your Trados project to Language Weaver for model adaptation. For customers with Language Weaver adaptive, auto-adaptive, or GenLP models.
Technical details
1.0.5.0 - Trados Enterprise, Trados Accelerate, Trados Team
Changelog:
Initial app release
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Release date: 2025-08-28
Trados Enterprise, Trados Accelerate, Trados Team
1.0.5.0
Initial app release
LW Adaptive Model Updater App
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Key Features
- Installation
3.1. Technical Requirements
3.2. Step-by-Step Installation - Updates
- Configuration and Setup
- Using the App
- Entitlement
Introduction
The LW Adaptive Model Updater App is an automated custom workflow task that will send updated segments from Trados project to Language Weaver for model adaptation (This applies to customers with Language Weaver adaptive, auto-adaptive, or GenLP models).
Key Features
Following are the core features of the app:
- Installs on the Trados platform
- Integrates seamlessly with Language Weaver (LW)
- Sends live bilingual data feed to LW
- Automates data transfer once configured
Installation Guide
Technical Requirements
The following are the prerequisites to install and use the LW Adaptive Model Updater App:
- Users should have an active Trados account.
- Users should have an active LW account.
- Users should have necessary permissions on Trados to install app as well as create/configure workflow templates.
- Users should have the needed permissions on LW to create adaptive, auto-adaptive, or GenLP models.
Step-by-Step Installation
Contact RWS team to get one-time installation link.
Once you get the link, open it in the browser. Select the target Tenant, if asked.
Click Install.
Once installed, enter the LW Client ID and Secret Key and click Complete.
Updates
If an update is available, a notification will be sent via email or displayed in Trados notifications. To check if any update to app is available, follow the steps below:
Login to Trados
Click the Account Settings icon in the top-right corner
Choose “RWS AppStore”.
Under Installed Apps, it will show either Up to Date or Update Available.
If an update is available, click on the app and select Update.
Configuration and Setup
Following are the steps to configure the application:
Workflow Template Setup
After application is installed, go to Resources -> Workflows -> Click on Workflow Templates.
Select any existing Workflow Template and click on Copy to duplicate it.
> Alternatively, you can click on New Workflow Template button.
Enter appropriate Name, Description and select Location.
It is recommended to place the app after Translation Memory Update in FINALIZE phase. Click on three dots on the done outcome of Translation Memory Update.
Click on Change Transition.
It will open a pop-up. Under Automated Tasks, search for the app name "LW Adaptive Model Updater". Click on the App.
It will place the "LW Adaptive Model Updater" app after Translation Memory Update.
Click on plus icon, it will open the same pop-up. Under Automated Tasks, search for the app name Target File Generation. Click on the App with Existing text after its name.
It will complete the Workflow Template changes.
Now, Click on Configure option of LW Adaptive Model Updater app. It will open the configuration settings on the right.
Enter Model Name: It is Language Weaver model name. Refer LW Documentation Center
Enter Fuzzy match exclusion threshold: It will be a numeric value between 0 and 100. Segments at or above the provided threshold value will not be included in the feed.
Select Excludable from the Workflow?: Make sure that option "Enabled by default, but excludable" is selected.Save the configuration.
Click on Create & Activate.
Workflow Setup
Go to Resources -> Workflows, and ensure that the translation Workflow uses the previously set up Workflow Template.
Usage Instructions
When any Trados project reaches to FINALIZE stage, LW Adaptive Model Updater app will run (as per workflow order) and it will create the TMX (Translation Memory eXchange format) file with Segments that meet the configured criteria & threshold.
TMX file will be sent to Language Weaver, which can be verified in the Language Weaver portal.
> TMX (Translation Memory eXchange) is a standard format for storing bilingual translation units.
TMX file name will follow the pattern:
TM_[Source Language Code]_[Target Language Code]_[Trados Task ID].tmx
Example: TM_en-GB_de-DE_68ad7740c7425706f0beaa56.tmxIn TMX file, header would include Trados Tenant ID, Project ID, Name and Task ID.
Body would include Segment Number, Source & Target Language Codes and Segment Text.
Entitlement
This app does not require additional entitlement for use.
