[xliff] Phases of <alt-trans>

I've been looking at the phases of <alt-trans>, rather of the 
<target> as it moves about. Mirek raised some questions earlier about it 
but I still have some questions about it.

 

First some facts:

- phase-name can occur as a reference in <count>, <trans-unit> 
<target>, <bin-unit>, and <bin-target>

- state can occur in <target> and <bin-target>
- 
<target> can occur in <trans-unit> and <alt-trans>

 

Questions:

1. Does phase-name in <trans-unit> and <bin-unit> 
change based on the last phase that acted on the unit? Or is it the same as when 
the unit is introduced?

 

 <trans-unit id="1" approved="no" 
phase-name=”extract”>
        
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
        
<alt-trans match-quality="100%" origin="Product Y version 
1.0">
            
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
            
<target phase-name="pretrans" state="tm-suggestion">
  
               
Annuler le rapport
            
</target>
        
</alt-trans>
    
</trans-unit>

or

 

 <trans-unit id="1" approved="no" 
phase-name=”pretrans”>
        
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
        
<alt-trans match-quality="100%" origin="Product Y version 
1.0">
            
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
            
<target phase-name="pretrans" state="tm-suggestion">
  
               
Annuler le rapport
            
</target>
        
</alt-trans>
    </trans-unit>

 

2. Does phase-name and state in <target> 
and <bin-target> stay the same value as assigned when the target was 
introduced? Or do the values change based on the last phase that touched 
it? What about when an <alt-trans> <target> is moved to a 
<trans-unit>? Or vice versa? does the phase-name change or stay as when 
introduced?

 

 <trans-unit id="1" approved="no" 
phase-name=”extract”>
        
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
       <target 
phase-name="pretrans" 
state="tm-suggestion">
           Annuler le 
rapport
       </target>
        
<alt-trans match-quality="100%" origin="Product Y version 
1.0">
            
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
            
<target phase-name="pretrans" state="tm-suggestion">
  
               
Annuler le rapport
            
</target>
        
</alt-trans>
    </trans-unit>

or

 <trans-unit id="1" approved="no" 
phase-name=”translation”>
        
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
       <target 
phase-name="translation" 
state="needs-review">
           Annuler le 
rapport
       </target>
        
<alt-trans match-quality="100%" origin="Product Y version 
1.0">
            
<source>Cancel 
Report</source>
            
<target phase-name="pretrans" state="tm-suggestion">
  
               
Annuler le rapport
            
</target>
        
</alt-trans>
    </trans-unit>

 

3. Does the phase indicate the last action for the <target> and the 
state is the next? If so, what subsequent action does "leveraged-inherited" 
suggest. If not, what if any relationship do phase-name and state have?

 

thanks,

john