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Creating input models

You can customize the way termbase entries are structured and displayed by creating input models.

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. Call up the termbase for which you want to define the input model.
  3. Open the Termbase Management view.
  4. In the navigation tree, select Input Models under the termbase name.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Go to the Home tab, and select Create... from the Ribbon.
    • Right-click Input Models.
  6. In the Input Model Wizard, select Next.
  7. Enter a name and description for your input model.
  8. Select Next.
  9. Identify the fields that you want to include in your input model. When this input model is active, these will be the fields used when creating or editing entries. Right-click Entry level to see the available options.
  10. Start by selecting Any language to specify fields for all languages or choose a specific language if you want to define fields specific to that language. The field Term is added automatically.
  11. Continue adding the fields that you need by right-clicking. You can add fields at language or term level.
  12. Each field that you add can be customized on the right-hand side of the wizard:
    OptionDescription
    Default value If the field you have added is a picklist field, specify a default value for this field from the drop-down list. The list contains the various picklist values you defined for this field in the termbase definition. When the current input model is applied to new termbase entries, MultiTerm automatically displays the default value for this field. However, providing the field is writable, it can be edited and the default value replaced.
    Default content If the field you have added is a text field, specify the default content by entering text here. When the current input model is applied to new termbase entries, MultiTerm automatically displays the default content for this field. However, provided the field is writable, it can be edited and the default content modified.
    Mandatory Select to specify that the MultiTerm user must complete this field when editing or adding entries to the termbase.
    Multiple Select to specify that this field may appear more than once in the entry structure.
    Read-only Select to specify that users cannot edit this field.
    PreviewUse this to preview the structure of your input model.
  13. Select Next.
  14. Select Finish.

    Once you have created an input model, you can edit this later by simply right-clicking and selecting Edit in the details pane.

    If you want to make edits but still retain the existing version, select Duplicate. You can then create a copy of your input model and make edits to that.