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Terminology Database Export Options

You can export WorldServer terminology databases (TDs) in one of several formats, so you can edit them offiline and re-import them later.

Use the following short procedure to get to a list of TD entries to export.

  1. Go to the Tools > Term Databases page.
  2. Select a TD from the list by clicking its name.
  3. Use the Search or Browse tab to select the desired entries.
  4. Click Export Result Set.

    The Export Entries from Term Database <TD> page appears.

You can export a TD in the following formats.

Delimited File: Simple Format
A file containing terminology entries in a simple grid format with a column for each language or attribute and a row for each term entry. A header row is required. These files can have .csv or .txt file extensions.
CSV: Advanced Format
A CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file containing entries for a term database. This is a more advanced format that preserves term attributes.
MultiTerm 5
A file in MultiTerm 5 format, for importing into a MultiTerm 5 termbase.
TBX
A file in TBX (TermBase eXchange) format.

For all of these formats, you can select the statuses you want exported, from among the following:

General statuses
  • Active terms only
  • Active and Inactive terms
  • Proposed terms
  • Rejected terms
  • All terms
Individual administrative statuses, as configured for your environment.
  • Preferred
  • Deprecated
  • Standardized
  • Legal
  • Regulated
  • Superseded
With Proposed Changes. Selecting this status causes WorldServer to export terms or term entries that have proposed changes. If the term entry has a proposed change, or if at least one of its terms has a proposed change, WorldServer will export that term entry.