Creating termbase templates
Create termbase templates to create your termbases quickly and consistently.
Procedure
- Log in to Trados Studio cloud capabilities (by accessing this link: http://languagecloud.sdl.com/lc).
- Go to the Resources view and select Linguistic Resources > Termbase Templates OR select the Terminology view from the main menu, and then select Termbase Templates.
- Select New Termbase Template.
- On the Termbase template information page:
- Enter the name of your termbase template.
- (Optional) Enter a description and a copyright year.
- Under Location, select a folder for your termbase template.
Note: You can create termbase templates with the same name in different locations or folders.
- On the Termbase template definition page, choose one of the following termbase template creation methods:
- Create a new termbase template from scratch — If you choose this method, you need to enter all the fields and design your entry structure yourself.
- Use a predefined termbase template — If you choose this method, you already have a termbase entry structure to work with. Depending on whether you choose Basic, Advanced or another template saved on your account, you will have more or fewer fields already defined for your termbase, but you can still add, edit, or delete fields.
- Load an existing MultiTerm termbase definition (XDT file), browse for the file and select Upload — If you choose to upload an existing MultiTerm termbase definition, your termbase inherits the fields and entry structure in the termbase definition. You can still add, edit, or delete fields. This feature ensures compatibility with your MultiTerm resources.
- On the Language fields page, under LANGUAGES, select the first available row, and then select a language from the list.
Repeat this step to add as many languages as you need.
- On the Entry structure page, create an entry structure for your termbase entries by adding fields to the default Entry level > Language level > Term level structure:
- Go to the Fields pane on the right side of the screen.
- In the FIELD NAME column, enter a name.
- In the TYPE column, select an option from the list: Text, Number, Boolean, Date/Time, or Picklist.
- In the VALUES column, you can add values only for the Picklist type. Add values and separate them with a comma.
- Go to left-side pane, select a level, and then select Add field.
- In the sub-menu pane, select the field you want to add from the list.
- Select all the options which apply to this field:
- Multiple - Select this option to add multiple fields of the selected type.
- Mandatory - Select this option to make the field mandatory.
- Custom values - Select this option if your field is a picklist and if you want to add your own, custom field values without being restricted to select the options that are pre-defined in the picklist.
- Confirm the field.
- Repeat this step to add as many custom fields as needed.
- On the Summary page, consult the information of the termbase template.
- Select Create.