Creating termbases
You can create Trados Terminology termbases from scratch, from a template, or from an existing termbase definition.
Procedure
- In Trados Studio, select Sign in in the top-right corner to connect to your cloud account.
- Log in with your RWS ID credentials. Trados Studio shows all the cloud accounts that you are a member of.
- Select your cloud account name from the drop-down menu, and then select RWS Account at the bottom of the window. This opens your cloud account in your default browser where you are prompted to log in.
- In the cloud environment, go to the Terminology view or to the Projects > Resources > Termbases.
- Select Termbases.
- Select New Termbase.
- On the Termbase information page, do the following:
- Enter the name of your termbase.
- (Optional) Enter a description and a copyright year.
- On the Termbase definition page, choose one of the following termbase creation methods:
- Create a new termbase from scratch — If you choose this method, you need to enter all the fields and design your entry structure yourself.
- Use a termbase template — If you choose this method, you already have a termbase entry structure to work with. Depending on whether you choose Basic, Advanced or another template saved on your account, you will have more or fewer fields already defined for your termbase, but you can still add, edit, or delete fields.
- Load an existing MultiTerm termbase definition (XDT file), browse for the file and select Upload — If you choose to upload an existing MultiTerm termbase definition, your termbase inherits the fields and entry structure in the termbase definition. You can still add, edit, or delete fields. This feature ensures compatibility with your MultiTerm resources (termbase definitions in
*.xdtformat).
- On the Language fields page, under LANGUAGES, select the first available row, and then select a language from the list.
Repeat this step to add as many languages as you need.Tip: You can copy a selection of languages and paste it in other fields. For more information, consult .
- On the Fields and structure page, create an entry structure for your termbase entries by adding fields to the default Entry level > Language level > Term level structure:
- Go to the Fields pane on the right side of the screen.
- In the FIELD NAME column, enter a name.
- In the TYPE column, select an option from the list: Text, Number, Boolean, Date/Time, or Picklist.
- In the VALUES column, you can add values only for the Picklist type. Add values and separate them with a comma.
- Go to left-side pane, select a level, and then select Add field.
- In the sub-menu pane, select the field you want to add from the list.
- Select all the options which apply to this field:
- Multiple - Select this option to add multiple fields of the selected type.
- Mandatory - Select this option to make the field mandatory.
- Custom values - Select this option if your field is a picklist and if you want to add your own, custom field values without being restricted to select the options that are pre-defined in the picklist.
- Confirm the field.
- Repeat this step to add as many custom fields as needed.
- On the Summary page, do the following:
- Consult the termbase information.
- Select the Save as a reusable termbase template check box to use this termbase definition as a template for creating a new termbase. Then, enter a name for your template.
- Select Create.