How to Open a Termbase

This topic describes how to open a termbase to use during your translation of the active document in the Editor view.

 

To open a termbase:

  1. Select Project > Project Settings from the menu bar. The Project Settings dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select Language Pairs > All Language Pairs > Termbases from the navigation tree. The Project Termbase settings are displayed on the right. Any termbases that are currently open are listed here.

  3. To add a termbase to your project:

  4. Click Add. The Select Termbases dialog box is displayed.

  5. Select the check box next to the termbase you want to add to your project.

  6. If the termbase you want to select is not displayed then so one of the following:
     

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    you want to use a termbase stored locally in a file,

    1. Click Browse. The Open dialog box is displayed.

    2. Browse to the location of the termbase, select it and click Open. The termbase is displayed in the Select Termbases dialog box.

    3. Select the check box next to the termbase name that you want to add to the project and click OK.

    you want to use a remote termbase stored on a server,

    1. Click Log in. The Connect to SDL MultiTerm Server dialog box is displayed.

    2. Select the server where the MultiTerm termbase is located and which connection profile you want to use.

    3. Click OK. If your login credentials are not stored in SDL Trados Studio, the Log on to [Server Name] dialog box is displayed.

    4. Enter the required login information and click OK to connect to the server. The list of termbases on the server is displayed in the Select Termbases dialog box.

    5. Select the check box next to the termbase name that you want to add to the project and click OK.

    If you want to add a connection to another SDL server or edit a connection to an existing SDL server, click the Servers button to display the Servers dialog box where you can manage your server connections.

     

  1. Continue selecting termbases until the list is complete.

  1. If you want to remove a termbase from the list, select the termbase and click Remove.

  2. Any termbases you have added appear in the Termbases box. The first termbase you add is automatically set as the default termbase. However, if you add more than one termbase at a time, no termbase is set as the default. To set a termbase as the default, select the termbase and click the Set Default button. The termbase is set as the default termbase and is moved to the top of the list of termbases.

  3. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to move a termbase up or down in the list.

  4. Make sure the appropriate language (index) for each termbase is set in the Indexes pane for each project language.

  5. Select Language Pairs > All Language Pairs > Termbases > Search Settings from the navigation tree. The Search Settings page is displayed on the right. Make any required changes.

  1. Click OK to close the Project Settings dialog box when you have finished.

 

NOTE

Termbases can also be used as a source for AutoSuggest editing. To use a termbase as an AutoSuggest source, you need to select the Termbases option to enable AutoSuggest.

 

 

Related Topics

Overview: Working with Terminology