Completing the Advanced Import Options page

This page is available on the Import Wizard only if you selected the Synchronize entries on entry number or the Synchronize entries on language term option on the Import Options page.

Procedure

The Synchronize on Entry Number page specifies how to:

  • import entries with an entry number that already exists in the termbase.
  • import entries with entry numbers that do not currently exist in the termbase.

  1. In the Entry number does not exist in the target termbase box, specify how you want MultiTerm to handle import entries with an entry number that does not currently exist in the termbase:
    • Select Add Import entry as new if you want the entry to be added to the termbase as a new entry.
    • Select Omit import entry to exclude the entry from the import.
    • Select Omit import entry and write to output file to exclude the entry from the import and add the entry to the exclusion file.
  2. In the Entry number exists in target termbase box, specify how you want to handle import entries with an entry number that already exists in the termbase. The options include those described in step 1 plus these additional options:
    • Select Merge entries to merge the content of the import entry with the content of the existing termbase entry.
    • Select Overwrite existing entry with import entry to replace the content of the existing entry with the content of the import entry.
    • Select Synchronize entries on Language term if you want MultiTerm to check the entries for terms that already exist in the termbase under the same language.

The Synchronize on Language Terms specifies you want MultiTerm to process import file entries which contain a term that already exists in the termbase.

  1. Under Language, select the language on which you want to synchronize all termbase entries. For example, select English if your termbase entries and term data in English. When the Synchronize on language term check is performed, MultiTerm looks at the terms in the import file that exist under the selected language entry and checks the termbase entries to see if the same terms already exist.
  2. Select Source or Target to import source language terms only or target language terms only. The source and target language values are taken from the current source and target language selections in the Termbase toolbar.
  3. If none of the terms in the import file currently exist in the termbase under the same language, use Language term does not exist in the target termbase. Select the option that describes how you want the entry to be processed:
    • Select Add import entry as new to add the term to the termbase as a new entry.
    • Select Omit import entry to exclude the entry from the import.
    • Select Omit import entry and write to output file to exclude the entry from the import and add the entry to the exclusion file.
  4. If one of the terms in the import entry currently exists in the termbase under the same language, use Language term exists in the target termbase. Select the option that describes how you want the entry to be processed. The options include those already described above plus two additional options:
    • select Merge entries to merge the content of the import entry with the content of the existing termbase entry.
    • select Overwrite existing entry with import entry to replace the content of the existing entry with the content of the import entry.