Translation Utility reads and writes Metadata Document *.mdd files created by authoring tools such as the Build activity in UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer Server, UNICOM Intelligence Professional, UNICOM Intelligence Author, In2form, or Quanquest. These files may be supplied by an external client or project manager who will determine the necessary target languages that will appear in the file, and may attach notes and flags to particular items that require special treatment.

You cannot create new .mdd files in Translation Utility.

You can enter only translation text and related material into a predefined .mdd file.

You must have read-write access to the .mdd files (you cannot open read-only .mdd files in Translation Utility).

These .mdd file attributes are not controlled by Translation Utility:

If any of the basic file attributes listed above need to be modified or updated after translation work begins, the version of the .mdd file containing the translated material must be modified in the authoring tool that created the original .mdd file. You cannot update the basic file attributes of a partially translated file in Translation Utility.