QA check categories
It may depend on the client which QA checks they expect to be included in the report you run, but generally it's a good idea to tick both Basic and Content under Check Group, and making sure all of their subcategories under List of Checks are ticked.
A standard check in 2.9 includes:
- Basic: Untranslated Segments, Inconsistency in Source, Inconsistency in Target and Target same as Source
- Content: Tag Mismatch, Numeric Mismatch, Double Blank, Repeated Word and Key Term Mismatch
A standard check in 3.0 includes:
- Basic: Untranslated Segments, Inconsistency in Source, Inconsistency in Target and Target same as Source
- Content: Tag Mismatch, Numeric Mismatch, URL mismatch, Alphanumeric Mismatch, Unpaired Symbol, Unpaired Quotes, Double Blank, Repeated Word, Key Term Mismatch and ALLUPPERCASE Mismatch
In certain situations, for example when the QA report ends up being too long, it might be advisable to untick Inconsistency in Source and/or Untranslated Segments for example, as they are the values that can most likely result in false positives and can be out of the translator's control (errors in the source or segments that are supposed to be the same in both source and target).
Depending on the project you might also need to tick Exclude ICE Segments under Options.
Once you have determined the QA check categories, click Check Ongoing Translation, and you will see a list of results.
The QA check categories and options are one of the areas where Xbench 3.0 has more functionality compared with 2.9: