Exporting a Terminology Database for
Use in TRADOS MultiTerm
Tools
> Term Databases
> Term Database: <TD>
To export a MultiTerm database from
WorldServer for use in TRADOS MultiTerm
In Tools
> Term Databases
> Term Database <TD>, click Export TD.
Select TRADOS MultiTerm as
the export format.
Select the appropriate encoding and click Export.
Note: Optionally, you can specify a filter for this export.
WorldServer exports the term database
to a file named trados-<TD name>_<encoding>.zip. Save the ZIP file locally and extract the file.
Click OK to exit the Export
Entries from Term Database <TD>
Launch TRADOS MultiTerm.
In TRADOS MultiTerm, choose File
> Create New Termbase.
In the Index Fields column, enter
the appropriate source and target locales exactly as they appear in
WorldServer. If you need to add an index field (a locale), click Add and type the locale
in the Field Name box.
In the Text Fields column, enter
the names of all WorldServer term attributes.
Click OK.
Type a name for the new termbase and
click Save.
Back in the TRADOS MultiTerm main page,
choose File
> Import to open the Import
Options dialog box.
From the When entry matches filter drop-down menu in Step 3 of the Import Options screen,
select Synchronize on index
field. If you have set a filter, select the option you want
from the When entry
does not match filter drop-down menu.
When you select Synchronize on index field in Step 3 of the Import
Options screen, the options under Step 5 of that screen
become active. In the Synchronize on Index drop-down, select the language that
MultiTerm should use as the basis for its duplicate recognition here.
From the When termbase entry matches filter drop-down menu, select Combine
with termbase entry. This means that when MultiTerm finds
a duplicate in an import entry, it combines it with the corresponding
termbase entry.
Click OK to confirm and exit
the Import Options dialog box.
Select the file that was extracted from
the exported ZIP file from WorldServer and click Open.
Optionally, click Yes to create a log
file for the import.
You have now imported
the WorldServer terminology database information for use in TRADOS
MultiTerm.