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Step 5: Adding termbases

Add termbases to your project to ensure the use of accurate terminology across translations.

About this task

The termbases you add to the list are ordered by priority, the highest priority termbases occupying the first position in the list. Termbase priority determines the order in which termbase suggestions are made.

Procedure

  1. On the Termbases page, decide whether you want to:
    • Create a file-based termbase for the current project - Select Create > New File-based Termbase. Go through the workflow steps to create the termbase.
    • Use existing termbases - Select Use, and then select a resource:
      • Select File-based MultiTerm Termbase and browse for local, file-based termbases. You can recognize them by the .SDLTB or .MBT extensions.
      • Select Server-based MultiTerm Termbase, and then select Log in to connect to the MultiTerm Server. Select the checkbox next to the termbase name that you want add to the project.
      • Select Cloud-based Terminology, and on the Cloud-based Terminology Settings page, select the checkboxes corresponding to the termbases of interest. Specify any necessary settings in the Term Search and Term Recognition pane. Select OK.
  2. Continue selecting termbases until the list is complete. Any termbases you have added appear in the termbases list and the Enabled option is selected for the termbase. During translation, when the Enabled option is selected and a segment becomes the active segment, the termbase is automatically searched.
  3. Select if you want to apply any existing filters to the termbase. This filter restricts the results that Trados Studio displays when you search a termbase during translation. For example, you can use a filter when searching a termbase to show only those entries that were created or modified after a certain date.
  4. To set a termbase as the default, select the termbase, and then select Set Default. The termbase is set as the default termbase and is moved to the top of the list of termbases. This termbase determines the languages that are used. New termbase entries added during translation in the Editor view are added to the default termbase.
  5. For each termbase, make sure the project languages are correctly mapped to the language in the termbase.