Review/QC using MQM tools

Plint Subtitler supports a review mode where each change/error is logged according to a standardised set of issue types. Using these tools involves a combination of tools and settings rather than a single Delivery method:

MQM settings

Under Tools & Data / MQM Settings, a site admin specifies the weight and effect of the various error categories. Each reported issue will add a number of points to the accumulated error score. This number depends on what value is entered here for the selected Category and Severity (e.g. Minor), multiplied with the Weight. In the below example, a Major Mistranslation would result in 120 points.  

The "Max allowed errors" setting determines if a job will Pass or Fail, based on the following calculation: is the combined score per 1000 words higher or lower than this threshold? This calculation is done when the report is completed and summarised (see below). 

It is highly recommended that you make any such changes early on, to ensure that reports aggregated over time can be compared in a meaningful way.

 

Plint Subtitler in MQM mode

The actual review is done in Plint Subtitler, in a dedicated MQM mode. How to use this mode is explained here. The mode is activated on the Editor settings tab:

An MQM Report job (optional)

This job consists of viewing the report after the quality control has been completed. All reports are stored and linked to the users (Reporter / Translator) and can be accessed as needed for the users in question. However, in order to quickly assess the result of a test, you can create a job and assign it to a project manager, vendor manager or similar.

You create such a job with the Delivery method "MQM Report".