WorldServer - Changing TMX Language Code for Import into WorldServer

I would like to import my existing Translation Memory into a different source or target language. Example: I have a WorldServer TM based on source language English (United States) and a number of target languages. I am planning to submit projects with source language English (United Kingdom). I would like the new projects to take advantage of the existing TM with source language (English (United States). What is the best practice to achieve my goal?

There are two ways you can do this, the first being best practice:

Resolution 1

1. Export your TM from Worldserver as explained in this article: WorldServer - How to export a translation memory (TM)
2. Import the TMX files that you have previously exported into a new or a TM of your choice by clicking on Import TM from TMX file
3. After uploading the TMX file in the first step, click Next 
4. In the second import step after the TMX file is uploaded, an option to map the entries found in the TMX to a *different* language/different language variety will be available which can be used to change the language of the uploaded TM entries.


 

Resolution 2

This resolution is a bit more technical. You can update the TMX manually by opening it in a Text Editor such as NotePad ++ and doing a search and replace, replacing the old language code with the new one to reflect the new language code, eg. Search for srclang="en-US" and replace with srclang="en-GB"

You can see the language codes under the Language ISO Code column for each language in Management > Business Rule Linkage > Locales





 

Refer to this article to learn how to apply a similar procedure to WorldServer Term Databases:

How do I get a leverage from a Translation Memory or TermDatabase that uses a generic locale (such as "fr") when using a non-generic locale (such a fr-FR)