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Recreating server-based termbases

If you want to base a new termbase on another one, or if your termbase is corrupted, you can always recreate the original termbase from the backup files.

About this task

You can recreate a termbase by importing its structure (language fields, descriptive fields, entry structure and termbase objects) and its data (termbase entries) into a new termbase.

Procedure

  1. In MultiTerm, access the Administrator view (if not already logged in):
    1. Add a server connection to MultiTerm. Go to File > Setup > Add.
    2. Select Administrator in the Navigation area.
    3. Select Log in from the Ribbon and fill in the credentials for the MultiTerm server.
  2. Import the structure of your server-based termbase:
    1. Select the Server tree and select Add/Create from the Ribbon.
    2. In the Termbase Wizard, select Next.
    3. On the Termbase Definition page, select Load an existing termbase definition file, and then select Browse.
    4. Select the *.xdt file which contains the termbase definition of your original termbase, and then select Open.
    5. On the Termbase Definition page, select Next.
    6. Enter a name for your termbase definition and, if required, update the description and the copyright fields.
    7. Select Next through all the following pages of the Termbase Wizard to keep the structure of the original termbase, or edit it as required.
    8. Select Finish on the Wizard Complete page to close the Termbase Wizard.
  3. Import termbase data:
    1. Expand your termbase and select Import Definitions from the Public Objects tree.
    2. Select Default import definition in the details pane.
    3. Go to the Edit menu and select Process.
    4. In the Import Wizard, select Browse.
    5. Select the *.xml file which contains the termbase data, and then select Open.
    6. On the General Settings page, select:
      • Fast Import (import file is full compliant with MultiTerm XML), if you do not want validation checks to be performed on the entries in the import file.
      • Perform full reorganization after import, if you are usually experiencing problems after import, like unwanted duplicates or unfunctional fuzzy searches. This option automatically rebuilds the termbase languages so that you will not need to do a full manual reorganization after the import.
    7. On the General Settings page of the Import Wizard, select Next.
    8. Complete the Validation Settings page.