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Using QA Distiller
How to use QA Distiller to check for mistakes in bilingual files.
Types of log files
You can save a report of all the errors that QA Distiller found in your files.

Using QA Distiller
How to use QA Distiller to check for mistakes in bilingual files.
- Loading files
  You can load files in several different ways.
- Clearing files
- Processing files
- Correcting errors
- Fixing language codes
  Take the following steps if the language codes do not correspond to the actual source or target language of the files that have been loaded.
- Quick Correct menu
  You can use the Quick Correct menu to reduce the number of false error messages or correct multiple mistakes.
- Editing XLIFF files in Edit Mode
  You can edit both the source and target fields, provided they are not locked.
- Editing TMX files in Edit Mode
  You can edit both the source and target fields, provided they are not locked.
- Marking an error as fixed
- Discarding an error
  When an error does not refer to a genuine mistake and is, in fact, a false positive, you can discard it.
- Exporting forgotten translations
  If you want to translate forgotten translations separately, you can export them.
- Creating a log file
  You can save a report of all the errors that QA Distiller found in your files.
- Types of log files
  You can save a report of all the errors that QA Distiller found in your files.

Types of log files

You can save a report of all the errors that QA Distiller found in your files.

The log file lists, in addition to a detailed overview of the errors, additional information on processing time, processed files, QA settings, error types and number of errors.

You can create the following types of log files:

Full result log: a *.qadresult log that contains all the information about discarded and fixed errors in binary format. You can reload this log type without having to reprocess your file by clicking File > Open result log or by dragging it to the Input files pane.
Full error log: a log that contains the parameter settings and the complete error list that was generated by QA Distiller.
Genuine error log: a log that contains the parameter settings and the genuine errors (errors that have not been discarded).
Parameter settings log: a log that only contains the parameter settings.

Note: The type of log file that you want to create impacts the format of the log file.