Searching termbases

Searching allows you to identify specific information or specific terms in one or several termbases.

Procedure

  1. Go to File > Open Termbase from the Ribbon.
    • Server termbases: Select Servers to set up the available servers, and Login to connect to a specific server. Select for each termbase you want to open, and select OK.
    • Local termbases: Select Browse to open a *.sdltb file. Select for each termbase you want to open, and select OK.
  2. In the Terms view, select the type of search from the Home tab:
    • Normal: This option finds terms beginning with a particular character or series of characters.
    • Full Text: This option searches all text fields, in all termbase entries, in all languages.
    • Fuzzy: This option finds terms that are similar to the search value.
  3. Select the source and target languages.
  4. Enter the search value.
    • To perform wildcard searches, use an * to represent multiple unknown characters, and a ? for a single character.
    • To include only terms for the target language in your search results, go to Search > Require Target Term from the Ribbon.
    • To apply a Filter, select the required filter.
    • To search multiple termbases, specify the order in which you want them to be searched.
  5. Press Enter on the keyboard to begin the search.
    • Use the options on the Navigation menu to navigate the search results.
    • Select any term in the Hitlist to display the corresponding entry in the Entry pane.