Creating a Termbase

Before you start, you need to decide:

• If you are going to use an existing termbase.

• What languages (indexes) you want the termbase to support.

• What the entry structure will be.

• If you are creating a local or server termbase.

Creating a termbase:

1. How you start the Termbase Wizard depends on the MultiTerm version:

• Standard MultiTerm: Select Termbase > Create Termbase from the menu.

• MultiTerm Administrator: Select Action > Create New Termbase from the menu. Go to Termbase Definition.

2. Select a location and enter a name for the Termbase.

3. Click Next.

Termbase Definition

1. Select:
• Create a new termbase definition from scratch
• Use a predefined termbase template: Select the required Template.
• Load an existing termbase definition file: Select an  XDT file.
• Use an existing termbase as a template: Select the termbase on which you want to model the new termbase.

  If you want the source-termbase objects to be copied, select the Copy catalog objects to the new termbase box.

2. Click Next.

Termbase Name

1. Enter a name, description and copyright notice.
2. Click Add More... to add a splash screen, icon and reference document.
3. Click Next.

Index Fields

1. Create a list of the languages you want to be present in the new termbase.

   Selected languages are displayed in the Available index fields box.

2. Click Next.

Descriptive Fields

The fields create the terms in the termbase.

1. Add the fields you need.
2. Change the properties of the field by selecting it in the list, and clicking Properties....
3. Click Next.

Entry Structure

1. Select a field in the Available descriptive fields list, select the level in the Entry structure where you want the field to show, and click Add.

2. Select the field in the Entry structure box. The current settings for the field are displayed under Field settings.

• Select Mandatory to make the field mandatory at this level.

• Select Multiple to be able to add multiple fields of this type at this level.

3. Click Next.

4. Click Finish.

Related Topics

About Termbases

Opening a Termbase

The Default Termbase