Introduction
CATCount is a tool for calculating Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) costs. In Projetex, CATCount is used for computer assisted translation job accounting. The primary functions of CATCount are:
Translating complex CAT Schemes (different rates and counts for different types of text) into a single text count number, i.e. the CAT count.
Importing CAT counts from Trados Translator’s Workbench and Logoport logs.
Printing CAT Schemes together with original word counts.
CATCount options can be found in the following Projetex windows: New/Edit Draft Client Job, New Client Job (Edit Client Job), New Client Job (Edit Client Job) and New Freelance Job (Edit Freelance Job).
Interface
In Projetex, CATCount is used in the following way.
When you open a New Job window you specify the job name, group and service at first.
CATCount comes in handy when you want to specify the volume of the job and calculate its cost using a CAT Scheme. The result will be automatically entered into the Volume field.
When you create a job or a quote and click the <=CATCount button, you will open the CATCount window. With the help of this window you can enter word counts for different match types, and their respective rates. CATCount automatically calculates an equivalent CAT count and enters the resulting number into the Volume field.
Creating CAT counts
1. Click the <=CATCount button in the New/Edit Job window.
2. Enter the number of words with different match levels (100% match, "fuzzy" match and so on), and the percentages of full rate payment for each level, i.e. the CAT Scheme.
To save a scheme click the Save in the Scheme menu.
To load a scheme click Load in the Scheme menu.
Note: To load word count analysis logs from Trados Translator’s Workbench click the Load command in the Log menu .
3. Click OK to enter the Total CATCount number into the Volume field.
An expanded count report is added to the CATCount Notes tab which appears after CATCount is used.
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