How to Create a Project: Termbases

This topic describes how to complete the Termbases page of the New Project wizard. On this page, you create a list of the MultiTerm termbases that you want to be used on this project.

If you do not have any MultiTerm termbases, click Next to go to the Project Preparation page.

To complete the Termbases page:

• To add a termbase to your project, follow the instructions in the To Add a Termbase procedure below.

• To remove a termbase from the list, select the termbase and click Remove.

• To move a termbase up or down in the list, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons.

When you have finished adding termbases to the project, click Next to go to the Project Preparation page.

To Add a Termbase

To add a termbase to your project, proceed as follows:

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

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

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

1. If...	Then
   you want to use a termbase stored locally in a file,	Click Browse. The Open dialog box is displayed. Browse to the location of the termbase, select it and click Open. The termbase is displayed in the Select Termbases dialog box. Select the check box next to the termbase name that you want add to the project and click OK.
   you want to use a remote termbase stored on a server,	Click Log in. The Connect to SDL MultiTerm Server dialog box is displayed. Select the server where the MultiTerm termbase is located and which connection profile you want to use. Click OK. If your login credentials are not stored in SDL Trados Studio, the Log on to [Server Name] dialog box is displayed. 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. Select the check box next to the termbase name that you want 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.

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

5. Continue selecting termbases until the list is complete.

6. Any termbases you have added appear in the Termbases box.

7. 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.
   Note: The first termbase you add is set as the default termbase, but if you add more than one termbase at a time, no termbase is set as the default.