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
- In MultiTerm, access the Administrator view (if not already logged in):
- Add a server connection to MultiTerm. Go to .
- Select Administrator in the Navigation area.
- Select Log in from the Ribbon and fill in the credentials for the MultiTerm server.
- Import the structure of your server-based termbase:
- Select the Server tree and select Add/Create from the Ribbon.
- In the Termbase Wizard, select Next.
- On the Termbase Definition page, select Load an existing termbase definition file, and then select Browse.
- Select the
*.xdtfile which contains the termbase definition of your original termbase, and then select Open. - On the Termbase Definition page, select Next.
- Enter a name for your termbase definition and, if required, update the description and the copyright fields.
- Select Next through all the following pages of the Termbase Wizard to keep the structure of the original termbase, or edit it as required.
- Select Finish on the Wizard Complete page to close the Termbase Wizard.
- Import termbase data: