Segmentation rules help you control how text is divided into segments for translation in your TMS jobs, ensuring consistency and accuracy across your localization projects.

What are Segmentation rules?

Segmentation rule: A complete set of logic that defines how text should be divided into segments for translation upon TMS Job creation. For instance:  

• “Split at a period followed by a space and a capital letter”
• “Do not split after common abbreviations”

These rules are typically saved in an .srx file (Segmentation Rules eXchange format). You can upload your own .srx file to use custom Segmentation rules in Gridly.

Segmentation rules example 

Consider this sentence: ""Our sales this quarter were good vs. last quarter which was poor."

With Segmentation rule “Do not break at vs.”: The sentence is imported whole into one segment.

With Segmentation rule “Break at vs.”: The sentence is split into two segments.

Benefits of using Segmentation rules

• Improved translation quality: Text is divided into logical, translatable units
• Better context for translators: Segments maintain semantic meaning in the CAT editor
• Consistency across TMS jobs: Standardized segmentation across all TMS Jobs
• Efficient workflow: Proper segmentation reduces revision time
• Enhanced Translation Memory matching: Well-segmented text improves TM matches across Jobs

Managing Segmentation rules

Creating a new Segmentation rule

To create a Segmentation rule:

1. From Gridly Homepage, select Localization settings. 
2. Switch to the Segmentation rules tab.
3. Click Create New Rule.
4. In the "Create new segmentation rule" dialog:
   • Name: Enter a descriptive name for your rule
   • Description (Optional) : Add details about when to use this rule
   • Language applied: Select the language this rule will apply to
   • Segmentation file (.SRX): Upload your SRX file by dragging and dropping or browsing for the file
5. Click Create to save the rule

Managing existing rules

For each Segmentation rule, you can:

• Download: Click theicon to download the SRX file
• Delete: Click theicon to remove the rule (this action cannot be undone)

Using Segmentation rules in TMS Jobs

Once you've created Segmentation rules, you can apply them when creating Jobs in the TMS module, ensuring your content is properly segmented before translation begins.