How do I configure SDL AuthorAssistant?

  1. After installing SDL AuthorAssistant, open FrameMaker in Document view.

  2. Select SDL AuthorAssistant > Configure.

  3. Use the SDL AuthorAssistant Configuration dialog box (that appears) to configure.

  • General configuration: Use the General tab to import or export a profile that contains rules for checks. Also, specify the result format and markup.

    Note: SDL AuthorAssistant includes a profile Global AMS Style Rules.pfl (the default location is C:\Program Files\SDL\SDL AuthorAssistant 2010), which contains a starter set of rules.
  • Configuring style and linguistic checks: Use the Style and Linguistic Checks tab to configure grammar and linguistic checks, create style rules, and add them to the profile.

The following table details the configuration that you can either ignore or are conditional:

Configuration

Tab

Condition

Specify if XML elements have to be checked or ignored

Structure

Does not apply because,

  • For XML files, FrameMaker defines the structure.

  • For non-XML files, the configuration is of no use.

Check documents against translation memories

Translation Memory

Does not apply unless you have a Translation Memory available. For details, see SDL documentation.

Check documents against termbases

Terminology

Does not apply unless you have a Term Database available. For details, see SDL documentation.

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