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
  1. In Tools > Term Databases > Term Database <TD> , click Export TD.
  2. Select TRADOS MultiTerm as the export format.
  3. Select the appropriate encoding and click Export.
    Note: Optionally, you can specify a filter for this export.
  4. WorldServer exports the term database to a file named trados-<TD name>_<encoding>.zip. Save the ZIP file locally and extract the file.
  5. Click OK to exit the Export Entries from Term Database <TD>
  6. Launch TRADOS MultiTerm.
  7. In TRADOS MultiTerm, choose File > Create New Termbase .
  8. 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.
  9. In the Text Fields column, enter the names of all WorldServer term attributes.
  10. Click OK.
  11. Type a name for the new termbase and click Save.
  12. Back in the TRADOS MultiTerm main page, choose File > Import to open the Import Options dialog box.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Click OK to confirm and exit the Import Options dialog box.
  17. Select the file that was extracted from the exported ZIP file from WorldServer and click Open.
  18. 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.
Parent Topic
Working with Terminology Databases